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Br J Ophthalmol 85:776-780 doi:10.1136/bjo.85.7.776
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Cataract blindness and barriers to uptake of cataract surgery in a rural community of northern Nigeria

Table 6

Barriers to cataract surgery

Barriers No of responses (%)
Cannot afford treatment 94  (61.0)
Can see with the other eye 29 (18.8)
Not aware of place for treatment 16 (10.4)
God's wish 7 (4.5)
No trust 3 (1.9)
Distances 2 (1.3)
Prefers couching 2 (1.3)
No escort to treatment site 1 (0.6)
Total 154 (100)

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