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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Due to the asymptomatic nature of the disease and lack of awareness, most glaucoma patients present for eye examination late, after significant damage of optic nerve occur. Being aware of glaucoma is important for timely diagnosis of the disease and preventing blindness from it.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess glaucoma awareness and associated factors among adult patients aged 35 and over attending the eye outpatient department.
METHODS: Hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted on 284 adult patients aged 35 and over attending ophthalmic outpatient department from July to August 2022 using systematic random sampling. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. The data were checked for completeness, and then entered to SPSS version 22 software. Descriptive and binary logistic regression analyses were performed. Independent variables with p-value ≤ 0.05 in multivariate logistic regression were considered as statistically significant.
RESULTS: About 284 study participants, of whom 57.75% were male, participated in this study with a response rate of 94.1%. The mean age of the study participants was 53.58 years. Only 39.09%(95% CI: 36.53-41.65) were aware of glaucoma. Age groups 46-50 [AOR; 1.83: 1.18, 2.56] and 51-64 [AOR; 3.21: 2.03, 4.39], having college education or above [AOR; 3.1: 2.20, 6.64], family member with glaucoma [AOR; 5.86:3.25, 8.0], income 6500 ETB [AOR; 2.9: 1.97, 5.00] and previous eye examination [AOR; 2.15: 1.46, 4.05] were factors significantly associated with awareness of glaucoma. The main sources of information were news media, family members with glaucoma and health workers.
CONCLUSIONS: More than half (60.91%) of adult ophthalmic patients attending HUCSH were unaware of glaucoma and need eye health education concerning glaucoma.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess glaucoma awareness and associated factors among adult patients aged 35 and over attending the eye outpatient department.
METHODS: Hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted on 284 adult patients aged 35 and over attending ophthalmic outpatient department from July to August 2022 using systematic random sampling. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. The data were checked for completeness, and then entered to SPSS version 22 software. Descriptive and binary logistic regression analyses were performed. Independent variables with p-value ≤ 0.05 in multivariate logistic regression were considered as statistically significant.
RESULTS: About 284 study participants, of whom 57.75% were male, participated in this study with a response rate of 94.1%. The mean age of the study participants was 53.58 years. Only 39.09%(95% CI: 36.53-41.65) were aware of glaucoma. Age groups 46-50 [AOR; 1.83: 1.18, 2.56] and 51-64 [AOR; 3.21: 2.03, 4.39], having college education or above [AOR; 3.1: 2.20, 6.64], family member with glaucoma [AOR; 5.86:3.25, 8.0], income 6500 ETB [AOR; 2.9: 1.97, 5.00] and previous eye examination [AOR; 2.15: 1.46, 4.05] were factors significantly associated with awareness of glaucoma. The main sources of information were news media, family members with glaucoma and health workers.
CONCLUSIONS: More than half (60.91%) of adult ophthalmic patients attending HUCSH were unaware of glaucoma and need eye health education concerning glaucoma.
摘要：
背景：由于该疾病的无症状性质和缺乏意识，大多数青光眼患者出现眼部检查较晚，视神经发生明显损伤后。了解青光眼对于及时诊断疾病和防止失明很重要。
目的：本研究的目的是评估35岁及以上眼科门诊成年患者对青光眼的认知及相关因素。
方法：采用系统随机抽样方法，对2022年7月至8月在眼科门诊就诊的284名35岁及以上的成年患者进行了基于医院的横断面研究。使用面试官管理的问卷来收集数据。检查了数据的完整性，然后进入SPSS22版软件。进行描述性和二元逻辑回归分析。多变量logistic回归中p值≤0.05的自变量被认为具有统计学意义。
结果：约284名研究参与者，其中57.75%是男性，参加了这项研究，有效率为94.1%。研究参与者的平均年龄为53.58岁。只有39.09％（95％CI：36.53-41.65）知道青光眼。年龄组46-50[AOR;1.83:1.18,2.56]和51-64[AOR;3.21:2.03,4.39]，具有大专或以上学历[AOR；3.1:2.20，6.64]，患有青光眼的家庭成员[AOR；5.86：3.25，8.0]，收入6500ETB[AOR;2.9:1.97,5.00]和既往眼部检查[AOR;2.15:1.46,4.05]是与青光眼认知显著相关的因素.主要信息来源是新闻媒体,患有青光眼的家庭成员和卫生工作者。
结论：参加HUCSH的成年眼科患者中，超过一半（60.91%）没有意识到青光眼，需要对青光眼进行眼部健康教育。
目的：本研究的目的是评估35岁及以上眼科门诊成年患者对青光眼的认知及相关因素。
方法：采用系统随机抽样方法，对2022年7月至8月在眼科门诊就诊的284名35岁及以上的成年患者进行了基于医院的横断面研究。使用面试官管理的问卷来收集数据。检查了数据的完整性，然后进入SPSS22版软件。进行描述性和二元逻辑回归分析。多变量logistic回归中p值≤0.05的自变量被认为具有统计学意义。
结果：约284名研究参与者，其中57.75%是男性，参加了这项研究，有效率为94.1%。研究参与者的平均年龄为53.58岁。只有39.09％（95％CI：36.53-41.65）知道青光眼。年龄组46-50[AOR;1.83:1.18,2.56]和51-64[AOR;3.21:2.03,4.39]，具有大专或以上学历[AOR；3.1:2.20，6.64]，患有青光眼的家庭成员[AOR；5.86：3.25，8.0]，收入6500ETB[AOR;2.9:1.97,5.00]和既往眼部检查[AOR;2.15:1.46,4.05]是与青光眼认知显著相关的因素.主要信息来源是新闻媒体,患有青光眼的家庭成员和卫生工作者。
结论：参加HUCSH的成年眼科患者中，超过一半（60.91%）没有意识到青光眼，需要对青光眼进行眼部健康教育。
