Knowledge and attitude towards strabismus among parents of Saudi children with strabismus

Alzuhairy, Sultan; Alabdulrazaq, Elaf Saleh; Alharbi, Ibtehaj M.; AlHarkan, Dora H.

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20185507

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“…is may be due to the messages delivered through radio/TV in a coherent and scientific manner. is was typically consistent with another study in India, Saudi, and Jeddah [21,22,27], in which both radio/TV and the Internet were the reliable sources of knowledge than relatives/friends.…”

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“…is may be due to the difference in the study population who were agrarian and rural dwellers, which made them less aware of strabismus. However, this finding was lower than a study conducted in Jeddah (60-79%), India (94.7%), and Saudi (66.7%) [21,22,27]. is is due to the difference in the study setting since these studies were hospital-based.…”

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confidence: 60%

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Knowledge towards Strabismus and Associated Factors among Adults in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Assaye

Tegegn

Assefa

et al. 2020

Journal of Ophthalmology

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Introduction. Strabismus/squint is an ocular misalignment in which the eyes are not properly aligned with each other. It is an avoidable cause of blindness and has a global prevalence which ranges from 2% to 6%. Knowledge of eye diseases is important in encouraging people to seek early treatment, which further helps in reducing the burden of visual impairment. Studies in Ethiopia showed that the level of good knowledge was 37%. There is a lack of information regarding knowledge and related factors of strabismus in the study area and limited in Ethiopia at large. Objective. The aim of this study was to asses knowledge about strabismus and associated factors among adults in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods. Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a pretested structured questionnaire through face to face interview from April 17 to May 01, 2019. Using multistage random sampling, 553 participants were included. Data from the entire questionnaire were coded, entered into Epi info version 7, and exported to SPSS version 20 for processing and analysis. Binary logistic regression was fitted, and variables with P value <0.05 in the multivariable logistic regression were considered as statistically significant. Results. A total of 553 adults with a response rate of 93.25% participated in the study. The median age was 33 (IQR = 14) years. Among the participants, 52.3% (95% CI: 47.9–56.4) had good knowledge towards strabismus. Being a student (AOR = 2.15, (95% CI: 1.11–4.13) was positively associated, while monthly income >5000 birrs (AOR = 0.44, 95% CI: 0.26–0.76) was negatively associated with good knowledge about strabismus. Conclusion. Almost half of the participants had good knowledge. Occupation and monthly income had a significant association with knowledge about strabismus. Since the source of information (TV/radio and Internet) was extremely important for the reliability and the level of knowledge, it is better to have sufficient media coverage.

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Knowledge towards Strabismus and Associated Factors among Adults in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Assaye

Tegegn

Assefa

et al. 2020

Journal of Ophthalmology

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“…The internet contributed to consistently improving the participants' knowledge in our study and recent studies about amblyopia [19,20] and one of its main causes, strabismus [23]. Most parents/guardians (97.9%) used the internet to search for distinct information about their child's health in a recent crosssectional study in Canada [24].…”

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Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Amblyopia Among Parents in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: a Cross-sectional Study

Basheikh

Alhibshi

Bamakrid

et al. 2020

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Objectives: To assess parents’ perceptions about amblyopia and its causes, symptoms, risk factors, treatments, and the importance of follow-up and to evaluate their awareness regarding the consequences and critical complications.Results: Parents or their companions (n=401) were surveyed, and 52.9% were mothers, 81.8% of mothers and 85.7% of fathers were highly educated (diploma, college or university degree), and 58 (14.5%) had a child who was afflicted with amblyopia. The knowledge subscale (nine items) showed acceptable reliability. Twenty percent of the participants declared having knowledge about amblyopia, but assessment by item showed low percentages of an adequate knowledge level, ranging from 0% for amblyopia causes, 35.9% for definition, and 59.9% for whether amblyopia is a hereditary disease. Thus, the rate of adequate knowledge (KS≥8) was 25.9%, and was associated with parents’ nationality (p<0.05) and self-declared knowledge about amblyopia (p<0.001). No significant difference was observed among respondents who had a child with amblyopia. There was a lack of knowledge about basic information and different aspects of the disease, which emphasized the relevance of school-based screening programs and adequate use of trustworthy internet resources using easily understood medical information.

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“…The internet contributed to consistently improving the participants’ knowledge in our study and recent studies about amblyopia [ 19 , 20 ] and one of its main causes, strabismus [ 23 ]. Most parents/guardians (97.9%) used the internet to search for distinct information about their child’s health in a recent cross-sectional study in Canada [ 24 ].…”

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Knowledge and attitudes regarding amblyopia among parents in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

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Objectives To assess parents’ perceptions about amblyopia and its causes, symptoms, risk factors, treatments, and the importance of follow-up and to evaluate their awareness regarding the consequences and critical complications. Results Parents or their companions (n = 401) were surveyed, and 52.9% were mothers, 81.8% of mothers and 85.7% of fathers were highly educated (diploma, college or university degree), and 58 (14.5%) had a child who was afflicted with amblyopia. The knowledge subscale (nine items) showed acceptable reliability. Twenty percent of the participants declared having adequate knowledge about amblyopia, but assessment by item showed low percentages of an adequate knowledge level, ranging from 0% for amblyopia causes, 35.9% for definition, and 59.9% for whether amblyopia is a hereditary disease. Thus, the rate of adequate knowledge (Knowledge Score ≥ 8) was 25.9%, and was associated with parents’ nationality (p < 0.05) and self-declared knowledge about amblyopia (p < 0.001). No significant difference was observed among respondents who had a child with amblyopia. There was a lack of knowledge about basic information and different aspects of the disease, which emphasized the relevance of school-based screening programs and adequate use of trustworthy internet resources using easily understood medical information.

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Knowledge and attitude towards strabismus among parents of Saudi children with strabismus

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Knowledge towards Strabismus and Associated Factors among Adults in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Knowledge towards Strabismus and Associated Factors among Adults in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Amblyopia Among Parents in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: a Cross-sectional Study

Knowledge and attitudes regarding amblyopia among parents in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

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