背景:在次大陆,收集的角膜与不断增长的需求之间存在巨大差异。缺乏意识,错误的感知,不愿意捐赠角膜是主要障碍。
目的:评估医生的意识水平,学生,还有教学医院的护理人员.
方法:分析横截面,预先测试,研究设计评估了意识,知识,和医护人员的态度(医学生,护士,医生,和护理人员)在通过自给式半结构化问卷进行眼部捐赠的情况下。
结果:在我们的研究中,692(57.7%)的受访者意识到捐赠的理想时间是在死亡后6小时内。我们的研究显示,875(72.9)的受访者愿意捐赠他们的眼睛;在这305(25.4%)的MBBS学生和223(18.6%)的护理学生,(卡方检验,p<0.001)。六百二十五(52.1%)受访者知道,如果他们或他们的任何家庭成员希望捐赠眼睛,应该联系最近的眼库。然而,只有90(7.5%)的受访者的家人/亲戚捐赠了他/她的眼睛。眼睛捐赠知识与年龄之间存在显着关联,性别,宗教,观察参与者的婚姻状况和眼部捐赠知识。
结论:该研究强调需要在医生中提高对眼部捐赠的认识,医学生,和护理人员,谁可以成为规划的有效渠道,教育,并激励公众承诺捐赠眼睛。
BACKGROUND: In the sub-continent, there is a huge discrepancy between the cornea collected and the ever-increasing demand. Lack of awareness, faulty perceptions, and unwillingness to donate corneas are the major hurdles.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the level of awareness among doctors, students, and
paramedics in a teaching hospital.
METHODS: An analytical cross-sectional, pre-tested, study design assessed the awareness, knowledge, and attitude among health care workers (medical students, nurses, doctors, and
paramedics) in the context of eye donation through a administered self-administered semi-structured questionnaire.
RESULTS: In our study, 692 (57.7%) of the respondents were aware that the ideal time for donation was within six hours of death. Our study revealed that 875 (72.9) of the respondents were willing to donate their eyes; out of these 305 (25.4%) were MBBS students and 223 (18.6%) were nursing students, (Chi-square tests, p <0.001). Six-hundred and twenty-five (52.1%) respondents knew that the nearest eye bank should be contacted if they or any of their family members wished to donate their eyes. However, only 90 (7.5%) of the respondents\' family/ relatives had donated his/her eyes. A significant association between knowledge of eye donation and the age, gender, religion, or marital status and knowledge of eye donation of participants was observed.
CONCLUSIONS: The study highlights the need for creating awareness about eye donation among doctors, medical students, and
paramedics, who can be an effective channel for planning, educating, and motivating the public to pledge for eye donation.