Glaucoma Awareness and Knowledge Among Ethiopians in a Tertiary Eye Care Center

Heisel, Curtis J.; Fashe, Cherinet M.; Garza, Philip S.; Gessesse, Girum W; Nelson, Christine C.; Tamrat, Lemlem; Abuzaitoun, Rebhi; Lawrence, Scott D.

doi:10.1007/s40123-020-00314-1

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“…Our findings show that gender has no relationship with knowledge or awareness, similar to previous studies [ 1 , 4 , 5 , 9 , 18 , 20 , 22 ]. There is no relationship between age and awareness of Glaucoma, Like a previous study [ 9 , 15 , 18 , 20 , 26 ].…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Among the demographic information, three factors were significantly associated with awareness and knowledge of Glaucoma. The first factor was educational level; this is expected and consistent with previous studies [ 1 , 4 , 5 , 14 , 16 , 18 – 22 ]. As the more educational levels a person passes, the broader his culture will be to include other fields, including medical.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…And organizing awareness campaigns during World Glaucoma Week, which includes an opportunity for free examinations for all patients. It may be especially effective in environments with less admission to higher education and lower literacy rates [ 22 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Awareness and knowledge of glaucoma among visitors of main public hospitals in Damascus, Syria: a cross-sectional study

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Background The main way to prevent blindness from Glaucoma is by early detection and diagnosis; and to do so the awareness must be raised among people where Glaucoma is defined as an acquired chronic optic neuropathy characterized by optic disk cupping and visual field loss. Lack of knowledge about this disease is one of the most important reasons that made it develop to advanced stages. Based on that, we conducted scientific research to assess peoples’ awareness and knowledge about Glaucoma. After reviewing the literature, it was found that this study is the first in Syria. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in May 2022. The study included participants, who are above 20 years old, from visitors of Al-Mouwasat University Hospital in Damascus, Syria. During one week, Data was gathered according to the questionnaire, which was presented through face-to-face interviews with participants. We have allocated one point (1) to each question. Three levels of knowledge were adopted, namely; weak level from (0) to (3), average level from (4) to (7) and good level from (8) to (11). Associations between participants' demographic and other details were tested using Chi-square test and other tests, and a p-value of < 0.05 was considered significant. Results A total of 500 participants were interviewed. For awareness of Glaucoma, 33.6% of the participants (n = 168) had heard of Glaucoma, and 66.4% hadn’t (n = 332). Mean test results for the knowledge of Glaucoma was 1.62 out of 11, and only 8% of participants (n = 40) had a good knowledge of Glaucoma. Education Level, governorate, and department of hospital that the patient came for significantly affected the knowledge of Glaucoma. Moreover, hospital, Ophthalmologists' Clinics, and health staff (M = 5.45) were the better Resource for information than family, relatives, and friends (M = 3.16). Finally, social media and the Internet group had the lowest mean test results (M = 1.23). These test results were significant, with a p-value < 0.001. Conclusion The percentage of knowledge and awareness was significantly low. Organized community awareness methods must disseminate more ability to increase the general public's understanding to avoid injury and late diagnosis of Glaucoma.

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“…The overall knowledge was determined based on 15 knowledge-related questions, and each correct response was given one point. Knowledge scores were categorized into two groups, and a respondent was said to know about glaucoma if he/she scored 50% or more ( 14 , 15 ).…”

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“…A score of ≥ 50% (≥ 7.5/15) was recorded as good knowledge. Otherwise, it was recorded as having poor knowledge ( 14 , 15 ).…”

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Awareness and Knowledge of Glaucoma among Health Workers in Butajira General Hospital, South Ethiopia

Negussie

Alemu

2022

Ethiop J Health Sci

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Background: Raising awareness and knowledge of glaucoma is a key means of enhancing people alertness, increasing regular eye screening practice, and the chance of identifying undetected cases. Health professionals other than ophthalmologists are often the first point of contact when patients seek medical advice. However, little is known about the awareness and knowledge of glaucoma among health care professionals in Ethiopia.The objective of this study was to determine general awareness and knowledge of glaucoma among health workers in Butajira General Hospital. Methods: Hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Butajira Hospital in September and October 2021 among health care providers. All health workers except those on leave and the staff in the department of Ophthalmology were included in the study. The awareness and knowledge were assessed using a selfadministered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was computed to describe the study variable, and logistic regression was conducted to see associations between dependent and independent variables. Significant associations were declared at p-values <0.05. Result: This study showed that 184 (91.1%) had an awareness of glaucoma among the study participants, whereas 8.9% had never heard about glaucoma. Of those who were aware, only 42% have good knowledge.Professionals who had a history of eye examinations and family history of glaucoma were about 3.0 times more likely to have good knowledge. Conclusion: Fifty-eight percent of clinical professionals from Butajira Hospital had no awareness at all or had poor knowledge about glaucoma. Being a physician, history of eye examinations, and having a family history of glaucoma were factors related to glaucoma knowledge.

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Knowledge of Glaucoma Among New Patients to a Tertiary Eye Care Center in China

Li,

Yang,

et al. 2024

Journal of Glaucoma

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Precise: Glaucoma patients who had previously been evaluated by eye care professionals at lower-level facilities possessed limited awareness and knowledge about their condition upon presentation to a tertiary care ophthalmic hospital, highlighting the need for improved patient education throughout the health care system. Purpose: To investigate the depth of knowledge about glaucoma among patients who were referred to a tertiary eye hospital for their first visit. Material and methods: An internally-designed questionnaire (scored 0–15) assessing patients’ knowledge about glaucoma was administered at a glaucoma outpatient service. Patients were divided into normal, high-risk, and glaucoma groups based on comprehensive eye evaluation. Scores were analyzed by regression models. The relationship between glaucoma awareness and the stage of disease at presentation was explored. Results: One hundred and thirty patients were enrolled and divided into three groups. The group with definitive diagnosis of glaucoma had the most prior medical visits but scored the lowest, with the primary source of information being previous health care providers. The high-risk group possessed more knowledge about glaucoma than the other groups and tended to acquire knowledge from the media and sought tertiary care earlier. Significant differences were observed between the glaucoma and the high-risk groups in all aspects of glaucoma knowledge (P < 0.05). Additionally, the average scores of all participants who had visited lower-level facilities were low. Education, economic status, presence of risk factors for glaucoma positively correlated with awareness and knowledge, whereas age had an inverse relationship (all P < 0.05). Ophthalmic visit frequency had no impact (P > 0.05). Doctors were the primary source of information for all groups, but social media users were better informed. Conclusions: Patients at tertiary eye care centers lack glaucoma knowledge, despite experience with eye care providers previously. Implementing health education at all levels is crucial in preventing glaucoma-related visual impairment.

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Glaucoma Awareness and Knowledge Among Ethiopians in a Tertiary Eye Care Center

Cited by 7 publications

References 24 publications

Awareness and knowledge of glaucoma among visitors of main public hospitals in Damascus, Syria: a cross-sectional study

Awareness and knowledge of glaucoma among visitors of main public hospitals in Damascus, Syria: a cross-sectional study

Awareness and Knowledge of Glaucoma among Health Workers in Butajira General Hospital, South Ethiopia

Knowledge of Glaucoma Among New Patients to a Tertiary Eye Care Center in China

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