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Socio-demographic factors modify awareness, knowledge, and perceived risk of glaucoma in rural and urban residents in Ghana: a population-based survey

PURPOSE: To evaluate the awareness, knowledge and the perception of risks of glaucoma among rural and urban dwellers in Ghana, a high prevalent country, in order to provide information for health promotion planning. METHOD: In a population-based descriptive cross-sectional survey, 1200 adults were s...

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Autores principales:	Ocansey, Stephen, Abu, Emmanuel K., Abraham, Carl Halladay, Owusu-Ansah, Andrews, Acheampong, Caleb, Mensah, Frederick, Darko-Takyi, Charles, Ilechie, Alex
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	SAGE Publications 2021
Materias:	Global Eye Health
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7968030/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33796815 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2515841421998099

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