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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Red eye is a common symptom in patients visiting the ophthalmology outpatient department (OPD). However, not all with red eye are due to infection and some can be threatening to visual loss. This study aimed to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among the general public regarding red eye attending a tertiary care hospital, Tamil Nadu.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted after approval by the institutional ethics review board among 500 patients >18 years attending general OPD excluding ophthalmology in tertiary hospital and research institute, Tamil Nadu, from January 2022 to April 2022. After informed consent, a semi-structured questionnaire with details of KAP on red eye was used and analyzed with descriptive statistics and Chi-square test using SPSS version 16.
RESULTS: Among the 500 participants, one-third were >60 years, 58%-females. Only 15.6% had awareness on red eye, 12.6% were aware of serious side effects while <10% knew the complication of red eye such as visual loss can follow if left untreated. Among those aware, 63% reported infection as the most common cause, followed by injury and allergy. Source of awareness was from past experience in the majority of the patients, followed by mass media and doctors. Only 12.4% had a positive attitude while 14.2% had good practice of seeking medical attention. Harmful practices such as instilling breast milk and instilling over-counter drops were highly prevalent. The major determinants of awareness were younger age, literacy, and health education given by health personnel (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Awareness about red eye, attitude, and practice among the general population in rural settings in Tamil Nadu are still poor. The need of the hour is for health education on red eye and management to prevent morbidity and loss of vision in the community at all levels of health care.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted after approval by the institutional ethics review board among 500 patients >18 years attending general OPD excluding ophthalmology in tertiary hospital and research institute, Tamil Nadu, from January 2022 to April 2022. After informed consent, a semi-structured questionnaire with details of KAP on red eye was used and analyzed with descriptive statistics and Chi-square test using SPSS version 16.
RESULTS: Among the 500 participants, one-third were >60 years, 58%-females. Only 15.6% had awareness on red eye, 12.6% were aware of serious side effects while <10% knew the complication of red eye such as visual loss can follow if left untreated. Among those aware, 63% reported infection as the most common cause, followed by injury and allergy. Source of awareness was from past experience in the majority of the patients, followed by mass media and doctors. Only 12.4% had a positive attitude while 14.2% had good practice of seeking medical attention. Harmful practices such as instilling breast milk and instilling over-counter drops were highly prevalent. The major determinants of awareness were younger age, literacy, and health education given by health personnel (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Awareness about red eye, attitude, and practice among the general population in rural settings in Tamil Nadu are still poor. The need of the hour is for health education on red eye and management to prevent morbidity and loss of vision in the community at all levels of health care.
摘要：
背景：红眼是眼科门诊（OPD）患者的常见症状。然而,并非所有红眼患者都是由于感染，有些可能威胁到视力丧失。本研究旨在探索知识，态度,和实践(KAP)在公众中关于红眼在三级护理医院就诊，泰米尔纳德邦.
方法：经机构伦理审查委员会批准，对三级医院和研究所的500名不包括眼科在内的18岁以上的普通OPD患者进行了横断面研究。泰米尔纳德邦,从2022年1月到2022年4月。知情同意后，使用包含红眼KAP详细信息的半结构化问卷,并使用SPSS16版进行描述性统计和卡方检验分析.
结果：在500名参与者中，三分之一是>60年，58%-女性。只有15.6%的人意识到红眼，12.6％的人意识到严重的副作用，而<10％的人知道如果不及时治疗，可能会出现红眼并发症，如视力丧失。在那些意识到的人中，63%报告说感染是最常见的原因，其次是受伤和过敏。意识的来源来自大多数患者的过去经验，其次是大众媒体和医生。只有12.4％的人有积极的态度，而14.2％的人有良好的就医习惯。诸如滴入母乳和滴入非处方滴剂等有害做法非常普遍。意识的主要决定因素是年轻，识字，卫生人员进行健康教育(P<0.05)。
结论：对红眼的认识，态度,泰米尔纳德邦农村地区普通人口的做法仍然很差。小时的需要是对红眼和管理进行健康教育，以防止社区各级医疗保健中的发病率和视力丧失。
方法：经机构伦理审查委员会批准，对三级医院和研究所的500名不包括眼科在内的18岁以上的普通OPD患者进行了横断面研究。泰米尔纳德邦,从2022年1月到2022年4月。知情同意后，使用包含红眼KAP详细信息的半结构化问卷,并使用SPSS16版进行描述性统计和卡方检验分析.
结果：在500名参与者中，三分之一是>60年，58%-女性。只有15.6%的人意识到红眼，12.6％的人意识到严重的副作用，而<10％的人知道如果不及时治疗，可能会出现红眼并发症，如视力丧失。在那些意识到的人中，63%报告说感染是最常见的原因，其次是受伤和过敏。意识的来源来自大多数患者的过去经验，其次是大众媒体和医生。只有12.4％的人有积极的态度，而14.2％的人有良好的就医习惯。诸如滴入母乳和滴入非处方滴剂等有害做法非常普遍。意识的主要决定因素是年轻，识字，卫生人员进行健康教育(P<0.05)。
结论：对红眼的认识，态度,泰米尔纳德邦农村地区普通人口的做法仍然很差。小时的需要是对红眼和管理进行健康教育，以防止社区各级医疗保健中的发病率和视力丧失。
