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Purpose The study aims to assess the level of awareness and knowledge about glaucoma and its associated factors among adults in Jimma town, Southwest Ethiopia. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was employed among 634 sampled adults in Jimma town from May 1/2020 to June 1/2020. A multistage sampling technique was employed to pick out the study participants. Logistic regression was used to identify the associated factors of both awareness and knowledge about glaucoma. Results The proportion of awareness and knowledge towards glaucoma among adult was 230 (37.8% (95% CI, 33.9% -41.6%) and 117/230 (50.9%, 95% CI 44.3%, 57.8%) respectively. Educational status [(AOR = 2.32, 95% CI:(1.18, 4.55)], family history of glaucoma [(AOR = 3.82, 95% CI:(2.35, 6.21)], ever had eye examination [(AOR = 2.54, 95% CI:(1.7,3.78)], and wealth index status [(AOR = 1.87 95% CI:(1.04, 3.35)], were associated factors with awareness about glaucoma whereas educational status [(AOR = 6.07, 95% CI:(2.06, 17.87)], and ever had eye examination [(AOR = 3.58, 95% CI:(2.01, 6.40)], were the associated factors with knowledge of glaucoma. Conclusion More than one-third and half of them had awareness and knowledge of glaucoma among adults in Jimma town respectively. Educational status, family history of glaucoma, eye examination, and wealth status were associated factors with awareness about glaucoma whereas educational status and eye examination were associated factors with knowledge of glaucoma. A comprehensive and routine health education program should be implemented to enhance awareness of glaucoma prevention, risks, and treatment.

Background. Families of a person with diabetes play a vital part in diabetes management since their support helps with regimen engagement in self-management behaviors. However, focal information on the family burden of diabetes is lacking. This study is aimed at, therefore, assessing the persons with diabetes’ perceptions of family burden and associated factors at a university hospital. Methods and Materials. A facility-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from July 26 to September 26, 2021on 403 persons’ with diabetes attending Jimma Medical Center diabetic clinic, the study sample was selected using a simple random sampling method. The data was collected using the Zarit burden questionnaire through face-to-face interviews. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percentages) were ordered logistic regression, and statistical significance was declared at P value ≤0.05. Results and Discussion. About 36.8% of the patient was in mild to moderate family burden of diabetes. Farmer (AOR 5.419; CI: 1.18, 24.872), living with partners and family (AOR: 0.110, CI: 0.018, 0.659), comorbidity (AOR 5.419; CI: 1.18, 24.872), oral hypoglycemic agent (AOR: 0.380, CI: 0.191, 0.758), and being never hospitalized before because of diabetes (AOR: 0.044, CI: 0.003, 0.571) was statistically associated with a family burden. Conclusion. About one-fourth of diabetic patient-perceived mild to the moderate family burden of diabetes, persons with diabetes who work as farmers and have comorbidities have a higher opinion of family burden, whereas those who live with partners or family members, use oral hypoglycemic medications, and have never been hospitalized for diabetes have a lower view of family burden due to diabetes. The results of this study suggest that strategies for health promotion, intervention, and prevention of diabetes at the family level should consider the interaction between family member burden and the patient’s sociodemographic and disease-related factors. A further large-scale study is required to validate these findings.

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