Research Article
Barriers for Cataract Treatment among Elderly in Sri Lanka
Table 6
Attitudes and beliefs affecting the treatment seeking for cataract.
| | Percentile | Question | 25th | 50th | 75th |
| I am afraid to undergo a cataract surgery | 0 | 0 | 8 | I am worried about the cost I have to incur for the cataract surgery | 1 | 8 | 10 | I am afraid that the operation will lead to lose my eye sight further more | 0 | 0 | 2 | I believe that I could manage my work with one eye | 0 | 0 | 5 | I am afraid that operation will make me away from my daily routine work for long time | 0 | 0 | 6 | I believe that my poor eye vision is natural process and no need to intervene for that | 0 | 0 | 2 | I am worried that my partner, children and relatives will have to suffer due to eye surgery | 0 | 0 | 7 | I am afraid that I will have to wait long periods of time in the waiting list to do the operation | 0 | 5 | 10 | I am afraid that I will have to hang around for a long time in hospitals and clinics to get the treatment | 0 | 6 | 10 | I believe that I am too old to undergo an eye surgery | 0 | 0 | 2 | I am afraid that I have to limit my daily work due cataract surgery | 0 | 1 | 7 |
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0= not at all and 10= very much. |