对隐形眼镜使用者的调查:遵守护理指南和了解微生物角质炎风险
Eman AlBalawi1, Rawan Bin Salamah2, Reem Altamimi2
1Surgery Department, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
概括
隐形眼镜使用者表现出良好的卫生习惯,但对微生物角质炎 (MK) 的认识不同. 对护理知识的更高信心与更好的MK意识相关,特别是在女性中. 有针对性的教育可以提高安全性.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 眼镜测量是指眼睛的测量.
背景情况:
- 隐形眼镜被广泛用于视力纠正和美学.
- 适当的卫生对于预防眼部感染至关重要,例如微生物角质炎 (MK).
研究的目的:
- 评估与隐形眼镜使用和卫生有关的认识和做法.
- 确定影响隐形眼镜使用者的意识和实践的因素.
主要方法:
- 对434名隐形眼镜使用者进行了横截面调查.
- 收集的数据包括人口统计,使用模式,卫生习惯和MK意识.
- 奇平方测试分析了意识,实践和用户特征之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 大多数用户是年轻女性 (18-25岁),出于化品原因使用软眼镜.
- 27.6%的参与者报告了对透镜护理知识的高度信心.
- 73.5%的人有足够的MK意识,女性显示的水平更高.
- 97.9%的人表示卫生状况良好,但56.0%的人在清洗过程中没有擦镜头.
- 对知识的更高信心与更好的MK意识有显著的相关性 (p=0.005).
结论:
- 隐形眼镜使用者通常会保持良好的卫生,但MK意识需要改进.
- 女性使用者和对护理知识有高度信心的人表现出更好的意识.
- 建议采取教育干预措施,以增强理解并防止像MK这样的并发症.
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