2004
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492004000500015
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Aspectos socioeconômicos que influenciam no comparecimento ao exame oftalmológico de escolares com alterações visuais

Abstract: Aspectos socioeconômicos que influenciam no comparecimento ao exame oftalmológico de escolares com alterações visuaisObjetivo: Identificar aspectos socioeconômicos que influenciam no comparecimento de escolares com alterações visuais ao exame oftalmológico realizado durante campanha comunitária. Métodos: Foram encaminhados para consulta 237 alunos. O questionário por entrevista (levantamento investigativo) foi aplicado aos pais ou responsáveis que acompanharam os escolares durante a consulta oftalmológica da C… Show more

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“…The main reasons for noshows to eye health care services are: school faulty orientation with regards to day, time, and locality where the examination will take place; financial issues related to transportation to the service venue; long distances from home to the consultation venue; parents who are unable to find someone to stay with the youn ger children; meteorological changes; other service options (health insurance contract, private medi cal assistance); child or family member illness; unavailability of parents and relatives, who are working or ab sent, to bring the child to the campaign; absentminded guardian; campaign lack of credibility; denial with regards to child's low vision (7,11,15,16) Other determining factors such as lack of consciousness (awa reness and understanding) of the importance of ophthalmic examinations, fear, fatalism (20,2224) . Another possibility for missing the first call is that these students could have fewer complaints and visual symptoms (lower need for optical correction).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The main reasons for noshows to eye health care services are: school faulty orientation with regards to day, time, and locality where the examination will take place; financial issues related to transportation to the service venue; long distances from home to the consultation venue; parents who are unable to find someone to stay with the youn ger children; meteorological changes; other service options (health insurance contract, private medi cal assistance); child or family member illness; unavailability of parents and relatives, who are working or ab sent, to bring the child to the campaign; absentminded guardian; campaign lack of credibility; denial with regards to child's low vision (7,11,15,16) Other determining factors such as lack of consciousness (awa reness and understanding) of the importance of ophthalmic examinations, fear, fatalism (20,2224) . Another possibility for missing the first call is that these students could have fewer complaints and visual symptoms (lower need for optical correction).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In another study "Socioeconomic aspects influencing the absence of school-age children with visual disorders from the ophthalmologic examination", the authors (18) found 15.2% of parents or tutors of school-age children reporting "transportation issues" as the reason for not taking the child to the scheduled ophthalmologic examination. However, 22.2% reported that the reason for absence was the fact that the child had already been taken to a visit with another ophthalmologist (healthcare insurance coverage).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…8 The Snellen Optometric Scale visual acuity test is one of the best indicators of visual function, given that the examiner doesn't need to have a high level of specialization, or extensive training, nor does it require great effort on behalf of the patient or even sophisticated equipment for comprehension. 8,10,11 Indeed, once there is suspicion of eye problems, the test should be provided as soon as possible, 12 in order to avoid higher expenses, since the cost of Ophthalmology by SUS [Brazil's Unified Health System] represents the third largest budget per specialty, being surpassed only by the cost of cardiology and oncology. 13 The range of studies on low visual acuity in the Amazon Region is limited, which is why this study's importance arises, aiming to verify the deficiency in visual acuity in elementary education students of the public school system in the urban area of Barcelos -Amazonas, as well as to evaluate its association with their academic performance.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%