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Purpose: To present the eye care seeking behavior among rural adults in South India. Methods: This cross?sectional study was conducted between 2019 and 2020 covering three blocks of the Thiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, India. Door?to?door survey was performed to collect demographic information, status of literacy, occupation, and details of previous eye examination. Distance visual acuity was tested for individuals available in the house using a log MAR (logarithm of minimum angle of resonance) chart. Association between demographic details, details of previous eye examination, and status of vision was analyzed using logistic regression. Results: A data of 12,913 individuals were included for the analysis, of which 6460 (50.03%) were females. Of the total individuals, 2007 (15.54%) had undergone an eye examination previously. There were 1639 (28.50%) people who had a vision less than 0.2 log MAR in at least one eye. The odds of reported ‘previous eye examination’ were more among females [odds ratio (OR) 1.48, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.32–1.66, P < 0.001]; individuals aged above 60 years [OR: 11.46, 95% CI: 9.44–13.91, P < 0.001], between 40 and 60 years [OR: 10.43, 95% CI: 8.85–12.30, P < 0.001], and between 18 and 40 years [OR: 2.48, 95% CI: 2.16–2.84, P < 0.001]; illiterates (OR: 1.76, 95% CI: 1.45–2.15, P < 0.001); and farmers (OR: 1.32 95% CI: 1.12–1.55, P = 0.001). Conclusion: The study presents the utilization of eye care among rural South Indian adults. Almost 84.46% of individuals had not undergone any eye examination. Robust measures to promote eye care management would help in effective utilization of eye care services among rural adults.
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This paper examines the potential for industrial sector-specific productivity growth in that, human capital, economic growth of the industry, and infrastructure to contribute to the development of stable, well-paid employment in rural areas of low-income groups in India. In this paper the particular emphasis is placed on the creation of the employment and its applications in the rural areas. The employment creation and its way that different sectors of the rural economy interact with its new applications help us to know the implications on economy. A simple theoretical and conceptual framework and the descriptive analysis of available secondary data from India scenario and Indian rural areas suggests that more emphasis should be placed on increasing the productivity of the employees so that they can incorporate local areas to grow to a developed extent. This paper mainly focusses the targeted rural regions where the manpower can be utilized to increase the productivity and also helps in achieving the greater outcome which can be major contribution to economic growth and development. India can be regarded as developed country only when the major rural population gets literate, acquire employment and contributes towards the growth of the country through knowledge, standards and performance. This can be achieved through the creation of such opportunities to rural poor by introduction of various sectors and its advancements.
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Background Trachoma is a serious blinding eye disease.At present,the incidence rate of trachoma in China has been greatly reduced with the unremitting efforts of World Health Orgnization (WHO) and Chinese government.However,in some economically underdeveloped areas,there is still active trachoma.Ohjective This study aimed to survey the prevalence of children's active trachoma in rural area of Naxi district and Jiangyang district of Luzhou city and assess the prevention and treatment outcome of trachoma during 10 years.Methods A cross-sectional study was performed in Naxi district and Jiangyang district of Luzhou city,the economic underdeveloping and water-starved regions in the year 2000.The active trachoma was screened in 214 school-age children with the male 113 and female 101 based on simplified trachoma grading system and trachoma rapid assessment survey standards and requirements of WHO.The symptoms of active trachoma were divided into trachomatous follicular (TF),trachomatous inflammation intense (TI),trachomatous scarring (TS),trachoma trichiasis (TT) and corneal opacities (CO).The epidemiological survey was re-assessed in 100 school-age children (with the male 58 and female 42) in these regions in the year 2013 to evaluate the prevalence change of children active trachoma during 10 years.Results In the year 2000,214 children were screened in 4 villages of Naxi district and Jiangyang district,and the prevalence rate of TF was 49.07％ (105/214) in the year 2000.The prevalence rate of TF was 49.05％ (52/106) in the Naxi district and 49.07％ (53/108) in the Jiangyang district,showing no significant difference between them (x2 =0.01,P =0.99).In the 100 school-age children who received survey in Naxi district and Jiangyang district in the year 2013,no TF,TF,TI,TS,TT and CO was found,showing no active trachoma.Conclusions The active trachoma has been controlled in rural areas of Luzhou city following the prevention and treatment of trachoma and the improvement of economic status in past decade.