Kabir Adekunle DUROWADE, Adekunle Ganiyu SALAUDEEN, Omotosho Ibrahim MUSA, Oladimeji Akeem BOLARINWA, Oluwole Adeyemi BABATUNDE, Chukwuma ANYAIKE

Kuzey-Orta Nijerya'da Kwara Eyaleti Kırsal Toplumundaki Erişkinler Arasında Glokom Hakkında Bilgi ve Risk Faktörleri

AMAÇ: Golokom gittikçe artan bir halk sağlığı sorunu haline gelmektedir ve geri dönüşsüz körlüğe yol açtığı için önemlidir. Bu çalışma Nijeryada kırsal bir toplulukta erişkinler arasında glokom için risk faktörlerini ve bilgiyi değerlendirmeyi amaçlamıştır. YÖNTEM: Bu kesitsel çalışma Kwara Eyaletinde State kırsal bir toplulukta yürütülmüştür. Katılımcılar küme örnekleme tekniği kullanılarak seçilmiştir. Veriler görüşmeci tarından uygulanan yarı yapılandırılmış soru formu kullanılarak toplanmış ve SPSS version 15 kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. BULGULAR: Katılımcıların 94 (%47,0)ü golkomun farkındaydı. Sadece 11 (%5,5)i semptomlar hakkında ve 18 (%9,0)i risk faktörlerri hakkında biraz bilgi sahibiydi. Sosyoekonomik durum, yaş, eğitim durumu ve aile öyküsü status farkındalık ve hastalık hakkında bilgiyi anlamlı düzeyde etkiledi (p

Knowledge and Risk Factors for Glaucoma among Adults in a Rural Community of Kwara State, North-Central Nigeria

AIM: Glaucoma is becoming an increasingly important public health problem and presents a greater public health challenge because the blindness it causes is irreversible. This study is aimed at assessing the knowledge and risk factors for glaucoma among adults in Oke-ose community, Kwara State in North- Cental Nigeria. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study which assessed the knowledge and risk factors for glaucoma among adults in a rural community of Kwara State. The respondents were selected using cluster sampling technique. Interviewer- administered semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 15. RESULTS: Less than half 94(47.0%) respondents were aware of glaucoma. Only 11(5.5%) respondents had some knowledge of symptoms and 18(9.0%) had knowledge of the risk factors. Socio-economic status, age of respondents and educational status and family history of glaucoma among the respondents significantly influenced the awareness and knowledge of the disease (p<0.05). Among the respondents, a total of 22(11.0%) and 37(18.5%) were diabetic and hypertensive respectively. Only five (2.5%) of respondents had high risk perception of glaucoma. CONCLUSION: The presence of risk factors for glaucoma coupled with the poor risk perception and poor knowledge of the disease require urgent community directed eye care interventions to reduce the devastating effects of glaucoma.

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