Profile of Patients Visiting a Tertiary Eye Hospital and their Perception Regarding Barrier for Eye Care Services in the Western Saudi Arabia

Moustafa Magliyah (), Ali Alsaedi (), Nawwaf Alqahtani (), Mohammed Almalki (), Adel Alharthi (), Weam Qutub () and Rajiv Khandekar ()

International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences Research, 2017, vol. 4, issue 1, 12-14

Abstract: Introduction: King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC) is a tertiary health care hospital in western Saudi Arabia. We present the profile of eye patients visiting this institution and their perceived barriers for the access to eye care. Methodology: This case series type of study was conducted between January and June 2014. Close-ended questions were used to collect the responses of patients. Results: Our series had 165 eye patients. The proportion of male and female population in the study area was 57:43. The sex ratio of eye patient was 59:41. Sixty patients (37%) needed more than one-hour car-drive to reach hospital. Majority of eye patients were referred from Al-Noor specialist hospital 53(32%) and Hiraa General Hospital 40 (24%) of Makkah. Conclusion: Eye patients of KAMC reside mainly in Makkah. Female gender was not while distance was a barrier for accessing tertiary eye care. The workload in eye unit of KAMC was low.

Keywords: Barriers; Perception; Access to eye care; Ophthalmic services; Tertiary eye hospital; Western Saudi Arabia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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