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Aragaw Kegne Assaye1, Melkamu Temeselew Tegegn1, Natnael Lakachew Assefa1
1Department of Optometry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar town, Ethiopia.
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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