Factors Affecting Follow-Up Adherence of Glaucoma Patients.

Purpose: The objective of our study is to understand the factors associated with non-adherence to the physician's follow-up advice by persons with glaucoma.

Methods: We use a four-year panel dataset containing demographic, clinical, and intervention details and doctor's advised follow-up date for a random sample of 2,622 glaucoma patients from an Indian tertiary eye care hospital. We model this unique "advised follow-up date" in multivariate logistic regressions to identify factors associated with patients' coming early or late as against on-time.

Financing primary healthcare for rural areas.

Context: Primary healthcare in India is provided by both public and private providers. However, access to good quality primary healthcare is lacking in underserved populations such as communities in rural and remote areas and families in low income quartiles. While there are government programs on comprehensive primary healthcare, stagnant investments restrict their reach and quality.