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. 2020 Jan 17;68(Suppl 1):S47–S51. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1976_19

Table 1b.

Uptake of screening for diabetic retinopathy by health education status and location of screening

Intervention Group DM patients enrolled in NCD register Proportion Screened for DR Significance

n % ( 95% CI )
Screening location
 CHC A+B 5497 628 11.4% (10.6-12.3) Z test=15.33, P<0.0001
 PHC C+D 3457 844 24.4% (23.0-25.9)
Health education
 NO A+C 4683 672 14.3% (13.4-15.4) Z test=6.83, P<0.0001
 YES B+D 4271 800 18.7% (17.6-19.9)
Total 8954 1472 16.4% (15.7-17.2)

CHC=community health center, PHC=primary health center, DM=diabetes mellitus, DR=diabetic retinopathy, NCD=non-communicable disease