Determinants of the Acceptability of Cataract Surgery in the Community of Sakete, Benin

Introduction: Cataract is the leading cause of curable blindness in the world and particularly in West Africa.Its treatment is essentially surgical .The treatment generates costs which are not always within the reach of the population, hence free cataract surgery.The objective was to study the determinants of the acceptability of cataract surgery in the commune of Sakété . Study method:This was a cross-sectional study with descriptive and analytical aims which took place from June 21 to July 5, 2023 at the Sakété-Ifangni zone hospital .We carried out an exhaustive recruitment of all patients who came for cataract screening.The prevalence ratio followed by its 95% confidence interval was the measure of association used at the 5% significance level .Results: A total of 214 respondents were included in the study.The mean age of the patients was 59.92 ± 15.58 years.The female gender predominated with a sex ratio of 0.84.The free cataract surgery campaign was accepted by 204 participants.The main factors influencing the acceptability of free cataract surgery were profession ( p=0.0470 ), marital status ( p=0.0171 ), level of education ( p=0.0010) , medical, surgical ( p=0.0001 ) and family history ( p=0.0001 ), lack of insurance ( p=0.0001 ), distance between home and hospital ( p=0.0360 ) . Conclusion:Free field cataract surgery is well accepted by the population in this region.