在金沙萨的儿童眼部发病率的流行率和模式. 一个基于人口的研究
Nadine Nsiangani Lusambo1, Janvier Kilangalanga Ngoy2, Angèle Dilu Ahuka3
1Eye department, University Clinic, Medical School, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Global epidemiology
|August 28, 2023
概括
在金沙萨的儿童眼部发病率主要是过敏性结膜炎和折射错误. 由于无知和成本,许多儿童没有接受治疗,这突显了严重的公共卫生差距.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
背景情况:
- 儿童眼部疾病对发展和生活质量产生重大影响,特别是在资源较少的环境中.
- 刚果民主共和国 (DRC) 儿童眼病患病率和发病模式的数据很少.
- 了解这些模式对于有针对性的干预和改善儿童眼睛健康结果至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定金沙萨,刚果民主共和国儿童眼部疾病的患病率和模式.
- 在研究人群中确定常见的儿童眼部疾病及其相关因素.
- 为该地区针对儿科眼科护理的公共卫生倡议提供基线数据.
主要方法:
- 从2017年7月到8月,在金沙萨进行了一项基于人口的横截面研究.
- 16岁以下儿童的家庭查由志愿者进行,随后由眼科医生检查那些患有确定的病理.
- 系统地确定了眼部疾病的患病率和模式.
主要成果:
- 这项研究对13,197名儿童进行了查,在399名儿童中确定了眼部病理 (3.6%的患病率).
- 过敏性结膜炎 (56.2%) 和折射错误 (27.4%) 是最常见的疾病,其次是 (5%).
- 年龄是唯一显著的风险因素,45%的受影响儿童没有接受治疗,自我治疗和传统疗法是常见的替代方案.
结论:
- 在金沙萨的儿童眼部发病率主要以过敏性结膜炎和折射误差为特征,频率与年龄相关.
- 寻求儿童眼睛问题的专业医疗护理的重大障碍包括无知和财务限制.
- 在金沙萨,迫切需要提高儿童眼部疾病的认识和可获得的治疗选择.
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