Kebiasaan dan Pengetahuan Masyarakat Usia Produktif Mengenai Kesehatan Mata Selama Pandemi Covid-19

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic requires the community to adapt and limit their activities to minimize the transmission of COVID-19. This policy increasing the use of gadgets, which can affect eye health. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of public knowledge about eye health while using gadgets before and after receiving education and to determine the relationship between habitual electronic device use and Computer Vision Syndrome. The design of this research is analytic observational. Data were obtained from questionnaires given before and after education regarding eye health when using gadgets during WFH. Data were analyzed descriptively and presented in frequency table and statistical analysis will be conducted using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, Chi-Square and Contingency Coefficients. The mean scores at pre-test and post-test were 4.84±1.65 and 6.10±1.77, respectively, representing a significant increase in knowledge of eye health by 26.0% (p= 0.000). Habits of using gadgets including duration, distance and use of spectacles correlated with the incidence of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) (p=0.016, C=0.168; p=0.010, C=0.181; p=0.035, C=0.181). Eye health education is useful for increasing knowledge and changing people's behavior to prevent fatigue due to the use of gadgets. Inappropriate use of gadgets can increase the incidence of CVS.

Edukasi Kesehatan Mata dan Deteksi Dini Gangguan Mata pada Santri di Pondok Pesantren

“…Edukasi guna meningkatkan pengetahuan terkait kesehatan mata dan dapatmeningkatkan produktivitas terutama kelompok usia produktif (Yulistanti et al, 2021). Edukasi mengenai kesehatan mata juga dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan masyarakat terutama remaja (Kurnia et al, 2022) Masalah yang diidentifikasi pada remaja di Pondok Pesantren Amanah Putra adalah santri belum mengetahui cara menjaga Kesehatan mata, banyak santri yang membaca sambal berbaring, membaca dengan penerangan yang kurang, jika libur sekolah santri menghabiskan waktu dengan menggunakan gadget seharian, beberapa Madago Community Empowerment For Health Journal: Vol 1, No. 2, Tahun 2022 http://jurnal.poltekkespalu.ac.id/index.php/mce santri mengatakan penglihatan kabur dan beberapa mengungkapkan mata kadang terasa perih.…”