The assessment of the knowledge and awareness about glaucoma in glaucoma patients and general population: a sample from Turkey

Dağtekin, Gökçe; Demirtaş, Zeynep; Soysal, Aziz; Yıldırım, Nilgün; Onsuz, Fatih; Metintaş, Selma

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20175708

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“…It was also reported in the same study that there was no relation of knowledge with the education status, which contradicts our findings. In Turkey the results were similar to our study in which understanding about the ocular diseases was low in people of lower educational status 7 . In a recent research in Egypt, educational status was found positively related with the knowledge about ocular diseases 8 .…”

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confidence: 89%

Awareness of Eye Health Care (A Tale of Two Cities of Punjab)

Malik,

Ayesha,

Kafeel

et al. 2022

Pak Postgrad Med J.

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Purpose: To find out eye health care awareness among different age and educational groups in urban population of Lahore and Faisalabad. Study Design: Descriptive observational study. Study place and Study period: Faisalabad Medical University and Ameer ud Din Medical College during 2019 Sample collection: Non-probability convenience sampling Methods: Six hundred and seventy nine persons of both genders were enrolled from Lahore and Faisalabad. A questionnaire was prepared and presented to recruited individuals. The questionnaire included general knowledge about eye health care and common ocular diseases. Name, age, gender and educational status were included in the questionnaire along with the specific questions related with ocular health. Data was analyzed by dividing the participants into two groups (A and B) according to age and then into three groups (C, D, E) according to educational status. Results: There were 679 individuals, 536 between 15 and 25 years of age and 143 were 26 years and above. There were 194 males and 485 females. 24% were undergraduates, 56% were graduates and 20 % had done post-graduation. Most of the participants had correct knowledge regarding cataract but not about glaucoma and ocular complications of diabetes. Cataract and red eye were the commonest eye diseases according to majority of the individuals. Majority of the individuals recommended use of sunglasses as the best protective measure against eye diseases. Conclusion: Our urban population in two major cities of Punjab lacks eye health care awareness and the condition is only slightly better in the graduates and post-graduates as compared to the undergraduates.

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confidence: 89%

Awareness of Eye Health Care (A Tale of Two Cities of Punjab)

Malik,

Ayesha,

Kafeel

et al. 2022

Pak Postgrad Med J.

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“…This was supported by other studies [13,18,21,26]. People with a high level of education are more likely to attend health education programs, understand the written and visual documents and approach to the information sources which build-up knowledge [28].…”

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confidence: 72%

“…This might be due to the difference in study subjects; in the present study, 25.5% of participants were older than 40 years compared to 15.7% in the latter study. Hence, the age-related nature of the disease might contribute to a better knowledge of aged participants which was supported by different studies [22,27,28].…”

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confidence: 83%

Knowledge and Associated Factors About Cataract Among Adults in Northeast Ethiopia

Mohammed

Alemu²,

Admassu

2019

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Background: Cataract is the leading cause of blindness globally and accounts for half of the total blindness in Ethiopia. Despite it is treatable, the lack of knowledge about cataract and its treatment is still a major barrier in the developing countries. Knowledge about the disease and its treatment play a key role for the people with cataract to get timely eye care. Objective: To assess knowledge and associated factors about cataract among adults in Kombolcha, Northeast Ethiopia Methods: Community-based cross-sectional study was implemented. Stratified multistage sampling technique was used to select a total of 847 study participants aged 18 years or older. A face to face interview was applied using a pretested structured questionnaire in Amharic language. The collected data was entered into Epidemiological information version 7 and exported to statistical package for social sciences version 20 for analysis. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression with odds ratio were used. Variables with a p-value of less than 0.05 in multivariable logistic regression were considered as statistically significant predictors for knowledge about cataract. Results: A total of 771 participants completed the study with a response rate of 91%. Of the total, 86.0% were from urban kebeles and 50.8% were female. The median age of the participants was 30 years. About 75.6% (583) individuals were familiar with the term cataract. Overall 537 )69.6%) [95% CI: 66.3-72.9] had good knowledge of cataract. Higher educational status [AOR: 6.041; 95% CI: 3.106-11.746], being married [AOR: 1.787; 95% CI: 1.174-2.721], having history of a previous eye examination [AOR: 1.619; 95% CI: 1.053-2.488] and positive history of cataract [AOR: 10.443; 95% CI: 2.078-52.493] were significantly associated with good knowledge about cataract. Conclusions: Overall about two-third of participants had good knowledge about cataract. Higher educational status, being married, having a previous eye examination and a positive history of cataract had a significantly positive association with good knowledge about cataract. As cataract is a leading blinding disease, maximizing the existing knowledge by giving special attention to those not having formal education is essential.

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“…Poor health seeking habits may als associated with educational level and awareness [14,15]. It is known that the higher the educational status, the better health seeking behavior.…”

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confidence: 99%

Demographics and Referral Pattern of Patients with Glaucoma at a Tertiary Eye Hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Awoyesuku

Chukwuka

2019

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Aims: To assess the demographic characteristics and referral pattern of patients with glaucoma presenting at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Study Design: A hospital-based cross- sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The Ophthalmology department, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital between November 2018 and January 2019. Methodology: Ninety-four (94) consenting consecutive Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients above 18 years attending the glaucoma clinic of the Ophthalmology department of the hospital were recruited. All patients had a comprehensive eye examination and were diagnosed as POAG patients and were receiving treatment. Patients with secondary glaucoma were excluded from the study. A questionnaire was used to retrieve information on sources of referral, and distance travelled to assess care. Data analysis employed the Epi Info Version 7.1.4. Significant differences in the comparison of means were determined by independent t-test while the difference in proportions was determined using Chi square statistics. Statistical significance was set at p=.05 Results: A total of 94 glaucoma patients on treatment at our facility were involved in the study. Mean age was 48.49±11.46years. Age range was 25-78years with M: F ratio =1.6:1. 36.2% had secondary education. Majority of referrals (36.3%) were by fellow patients, and most patients (42.6%) travelled less than an hour to access care. 68.1% had prior awareness of glaucoma before visit to clinic. Majority of patients had advanced glaucoma (45.7%) at presentation. Conclusion: A large proportion of POAG patients presenting in our facility had advanced glaucoma and most referrals were from patients already accessing care and media. Advocacy to improve awareness and prompt referral of affected patients will help to reduce the problems associated with glaucoma in our environment

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The assessment of the knowledge and awareness about glaucoma in glaucoma patients and general population: a sample from Turkey

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Awareness of Eye Health Care (A Tale of Two Cities of Punjab)

Awareness of Eye Health Care (A Tale of Two Cities of Punjab)

Knowledge and Associated Factors About Cataract Among Adults in Northeast Ethiopia

Demographics and Referral Pattern of Patients with Glaucoma at a Tertiary Eye Hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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