Female Gender Remains a Significant Barrier to Access Cataract Surgery in South Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Cataract surgical coverage (CSC) in male and female at different visual acuity level.

First author	Published year	CSC (person, VA <3/60)			CSC (person, VA <6/18)			CSC (eyes, VA <3/60)			CSC (eyes, VA <6/18)
		Male	Female	OR	Male	Female	OR	Male	Female	OR	Male	Female	OR
Guruprasad et al. [19]	2013	84.6	79.7	1.4	NA	NA	—	72.1	67.8	1.2	NA	NA	—
Shaikh and Aziz [20]	2005	NA	NA	—	NA	NA	—	51.9	47.8	1.2	NA	NA	—
Lepcha et al. [21]	2013	77.8	67.7	1.7	NA	NA	—	61.5	51.3	1.5	NA	NA	—
Thapa et al. [22]	2011	85.3	93.9	0.4	NA	NA	—	NA	NA	—	NA	NA	—
Sherchan et al. [23]	2010	61.7	70.8	0.7	NA	NA	—	NA	NA	—	NA	NA	—
Sapkota et al. [24]	2010	39.3	35.8	1.2	NA	NA	—	NA	NA	—	NA	NA	—
Murthy et al. [25]	2009	75.5	69.7	1.3	NA	NA	—	NA	NA	—	NA	NA	—
Jadoon et al. [26]	2007	79.6	74.9	1.3	44.6	42.8	1.1	64.5	58.4	1.3	42.8	38.6	1.2
Anjum et al. [27]	2006	68.9	51.6	2.1	NA	NA	—	49.5	41.3	1.4	NA	NA	—
Sapkota et al. [28]	2006	68.1	52.6	1.9	NA	NA	—	NA	NA	—	NA	NA	—
Wadud et al. [29]	2006	63.5	59.0	1.2	34.5	36.4	0.9	34.6	34.9	1.0	17.4	18.7	0.9
Haider et al. [30]	2003	92.8	73.9	4.6	53.3	45.5	1.4	75.7	63.7	1.8	39.1	33.1	1.3
Nirmalan et al. [31]	2003	74.4	60.5	1.9	NA	NA	—	67.7	46.8	2.4	NA	NA	—
Khan and Jadoon [32]	2015	92.5	92.6	1.0	75.5	71.5	1.2	77.0	75.2	1.1	62.0	54.0	1.4
Sapkota and Limburg [33]	2012	87.6	82.9	1.5	55.7	53.5	1.1	68.9	65.7	1.2	40.0	38.8	1.1
Muhit et al. [34]	2016	76.6	64.3	1.8	35.1	30.5	1.2	61.5	49.7	1.6	20.1	21.3	0.9
Overall weighted mean			1.5			1.1			1.4			1.1

OR, odds ratio; NA, not available; VA, visual acuity.