A population-based cross-sectional study of barriers to uptake of eye care services in South India: the Rapid Assessment of Visual Impairment (RAVI) project

Person-related barriers are more common than service-related barriers in Andhra Pradesh. As the barriers trend more towards 'person-related' phenomenon such as person's attitude and 'felt need' to improve vision, newer and much intensive awareness campaigns are needed to bring about an attitudinal/behavioural change among individuals to improve the uptake of services.