Awareness and knowledge about glaucoma among patients visiting the screening clinic in Jeddah Eye Hospital,Saudi Arabia

作     者：Saleh M.Alqahtani Marwan A Bakarman Ahmed Almanjoumi Sami H.Alzahrani 

作者机构：Ministry of HealthJeddah 23545Saudi Arabia Department of Family and Community MedicineFaculty of Medicine in RabighKing Abdul Aziz UniversityJeddah 21589Saudi Arabia Ophthalmology DepartmentFaculty of MedicineKing Abdulaziz UniversityJeddah 22234Saudi Arabia Family Medicine DepartmentFaculty of MedicineKing Abdulaziz UniversityJeddah 22431Saudi Arabia 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Ophthalmology(English edition)》 (国际眼科杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2021年第14卷第6期

页      面：887-895页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100212[医学-眼科学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：awareness knowledge glaucoma Saudi Arabia 

摘      要：AIM:To explore levels and determinants of awareness and knowledge about glaucoma among ***:This was a cross-sectional study that included adult patients from October to the end of December 2018.A semi-structured questionnaire was designed by the researchers to measure the levels of awareness and knowledge about 18 basic information about *** sheet was divided into 4 domains:types of glaucoma,risk factors,clinical features,and management.A knowledge score(KS,range=0-18)was calculated,with higher scores indicating higher ***:A total of 383 patients responded to the questionnaire,61.9%males,mean±SD age was 38.5±12.94 years old,and 61.6%had a university degree or *** them,6.3%and 23.2%reported personal and family history of glaucoma,*** most frequently reported source of information about glaucoma was another person with glaucoma(28.2%),followed by physicians(24.8%)and TV(19.6%).Knowledge by item ranged from 3.1%to 82.5%correctness rate,while KS showed mean=5.91 and median=5;and reliability testing of the knowledge scale showed Cronbach’s alpha=*** KS were found among respondents with higher educational level(P=0.036),diabetes history(P=0.025),and personal(P0.001)and family(P0.001)history of ***:This study reveals low awareness and knowledge levels about glaucoma among the attendees of a local eye care hospital,where several misconceptions about disease risk factors,clinical features,and management are identified.