Patient, family member, and health care provider perspective on barriers and facilitators to diabetic retinopathy screening in Thailand: A qualitative study

Geetha Kumar; Saranya Velu; Shahina Pardhan; Raju Sapkota; Paisan Ruamviboonsuk; Mongkol Tadarati; Peranut Chotcomwongse; Variya Nganthavee; Warisara Pattanapongpaiboon; Rajiv Raman

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0289618

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Patient, family member, and health care provider perspective on barriers and facilitators to diabetic retinopathy screening in Thailand: A qualitative study

Geetha Kumar ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Geetha Kumar, Saranya Velu

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Saranya Velu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Geetha Kumar, Saranya Velu

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Shahina Pardhan,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Vision and Eye Research Institute, School of Medicine, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Raju Sapkota,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Vision and Eye Research Institute, School of Medicine, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8234-7037

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Paisan Ruamviboonsuk,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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Mongkol Tadarati,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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Peranut Chotcomwongse,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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Variya Nganthavee,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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Warisara Pattanapongpaiboon,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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Rajiv Raman

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: rajivpgraman@gmail.com

Affiliation Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5842-0233

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Patient, family member, and health care provider perspective on barriers and facilitators to diabetic retinopathy screening in Thailand: A qualitative study

Geetha Kumar,
Saranya Velu,
Shahina Pardhan,
Raju Sapkota,
Paisan Ruamviboonsuk,
Mongkol Tadarati,
Peranut Chotcomwongse,
Variya Nganthavee,
Warisara Pattanapongpaiboon,
Rajiv Raman

Published: August 3, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289618

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