Table 3
Reasons for not utilising eyecare services
| Reason | Category | No (%) (n=108) |
| 1 Do not have a serious problem | P | 16 (15.0) |
| 2 Able to see adequately | P | 10 (9.3) |
| 3 Eye disease/decrease in vision are natural with growing old, and so do not need treatment | P | 06 (5.6) |
| 4 Do not feel comfortable with the eye doctor/general medical practitioner that I have access to | P | 05 (4.6) |
| 5 Afraid that seeing someone for eye checkup would reveal vision loss, and therefore cause worry | P | 04 (3.7) |
| 6 Have to travel far for eye checkup | P | 03 (2.8) |
| 7 Would like eye checkup but other medical problems prevent me from going | P | 03 (2.8) |
| 8 Eye checkup not a priority because of other health problems | P | 02 (1.9) |
| 9 Do not know where to go for eye checkup | P | 01 (0.9) |
| 10 Family/harvest/business obligations | S | 11 (10.2) |
| 11 No one willing to escort for eye checkup | S | 07 (6.5) |
| 12 Dominant person in the family did not feel the need for seeking health care | S | 03 (2.8) |
| 13 Do not have money to pay for eye checkup | E | 33 (30.6) |
