Awareness of Cataract and Glaucomain the Rural Population of Western India

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  • Birva Dave Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, SBKS MI and RC Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Vadodara Author
  • Hushedar Kharas Under Graduate Medical Student, SBKS MI and RC Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Vadodara Author
  • Ruchika Gupta Under Graduate Medical Student, SBKS MI and RC Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Vadodara Author
  • Maheshwari Hudad Under Graduate Medical Student, SBKS MI and RC Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Vadodara Author
  • Abhishek Harlaka Under Graduate Medical Student, SBKS MI and RC Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Vadodara Author
  • Akshita Jain Under Graduate Medical Student, SBKS MI and RC Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Vadodara Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61841/bpf0zn61

Keywords:

Awareness, Knowledge, Treatment Seeking Tendencies, Cataract, Glaucoma, Rural India

Abstract

Purpose: To assess the awareness, knowledge, and treatment-seeking tendencies regarding cataract and glaucoma in rural western India.

Methods: This study was conducted over a period of 3 months from July 2019 to September 2019 by evaluating 1000 subjects in the rural population in the vicinity of Dhiraj General Hospital, Pipariya. Demographic details about age, gender, and literacy were collected. A questionnaire-based door-to-door survey was done, and their responses were graded, and data was analyzed.

Results: There were 475 (47.5%) males and 525 (52.5%) females. 590 (59%) were between the ages of 20 and 50 years, and0 (41%) were above 50 years of age. 210 (21%) were illiterate, 565 (56.5%) had received primary education, and 225 (22.5%) had received secondary education and above. It was observed that there was more awareness, knowledge, and treatment-seeking tendencies in educated subjects (p<0.01). It was also observed that overall awareness, knowledge, and treatment-seeking tendencies were higher for cataracts than for glaucoma (p<0.001). Younger subjects had more knowledge about glaucoma, and older subjects had more knowledge about cataracts.

Conclusion: Our study strongly suggests that there is a lack of awareness, knowledge, and treatment-seeking tendencies in the rural population in western India, especially for glaucoma. More effective health education in the form of public health care programs and mass media awareness might be beneficial. 

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Dave, B., Kharas, H., Gupta, R., Hudad, M., Harlaka, A., & Jain, A. (2020). Awareness of Cataract and Glaucomain the Rural Population of Western India. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(5), 6850-6857. https://doi.org/10.61841/bpf0zn61