Awareness and Knowledge of Glaucoma amongst the Rural and Urban Population of North India
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Aims: To compare the levels of awareness and knowledge of glaucoma amongst the rural and urban population of Punjab. Methods: The Subjects were randomly selected from the patients and their attendants visiting the outreach camps and the outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital. A structured and validated questionnaire was administered to all subjects. The response ‘heard of glaucoma’ was defined as awareness. Knowledge was graded independently by two ophthalmologists on the basis of their response. Levels of awareness and knowledge were compared for the two groups. Demographic factors like age, gender, literacy levels and history of glaucoma were analysed for any association with awareness of glaucoma. Results: The study included 179 rural and 174 urban subjects. Awareness was significantly higher in the urban (35.4%) as compared to rural population (24.8%) (p-0.03). Knowledge of the disease was seen in 8.5% of rural and 21.7% of urban population (p<0.001). Of all the demographic factors analysed, only higher education was significantly associated with awareness of glaucoma (p<0.02) Conclusion: Awareness of glaucoma is low in both rural and urban populations more so in the rural population. There is need for awareness campaigns as lack of knowledge is a major factor for blindness due to glaucoma.
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Ashish Chander, Rupali Chopra
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.2.075
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