Table 4 Reasons for not carrying out the ROP screening in the hospitals
From: A systematic study on the prevention and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity in China
Reasons for not to carry out the ROP screening | Hospital num | Tertiary medical institutions | Secondary and below medical institutions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern region | Central region | Western region | Eastern region | Central region | Western region | ||
Hospital Sum | 176 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 51 | 43 |
Missing hospitals | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
Personnel shortage1 | 158 | 6/75.0% | 10/76.9% | 12/84.6% | 42/85.7% | 48/94.1% | 38/88.4% |
Capital shortage2 | 71 | 4/50.0% | 3/23.1% | 8/61.5% | 15/31.9% | 23/45.1% | 18/41.9% |
Consider referral safer6 | 61 | 5/62.5% | 3/23.1% | 5/38.5% | 16/33.3% | 15/29.4% | 17/39.5% |
Space limitation3 | 51 | 3/37.5% | 2/15.4% | 2/15.4% | 10/20.8% | 24/47.1% | 10/23.3% |
Lack of concern4 | 27 | 0/0 | 1/7.7% | 3/23.1% | 10/20.8% | 8/15.7% | 5/11.6% |
Insufficient input and output7 | 16 | 3/37.5% | 0/0 | 3/23.1% | 5/10.4% | 5/9.8% | 0/0 |
Consider unnecessary5 | 5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/15.4% | 2/4.2% | 1/2.0% | 0/0 |
Others8 | 18 | 1/12.5% | 5/38.5% | 3/23.1% | 4/8.3% | 1/2.0% | 4/9.3% |