Knowledge, Attitude, and Preference Towards the Management of Myopia Among Patients in Trinidad with UWI Students.
| dc.contributor.author | Dr. Kingsley Ekemiri | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lawrence, Destiny | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oudit, Shania | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-29T18:04:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-01-29T18:04:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: To investigate knowledge, attitudes, and preferences of patients in Trinidad towards myopia management with those of UWI students. METHOD: This study was a Cross-Sectional Observational Study which tested the knowledge, attitudes and preferences towards myopia management through an online questionnaire. This study targeted patients who were myopes. University students (UWI). RESULTS: A total of 317 patients and students were enrolled in this study with 114 being males (36.0%) and 203 being females (64.0%). Their ages ranged from 18-35 years with 40.4% of participants being between ages 18-21, 21.8% between 22-25, 16.1% between ages 26-30 and 21.8% between ages 30-35. In the assessment of knowledge there was a mean score of 12.31 ± 4.20 which indicated there was a poor total knowledge score amongst participants regarding myopia management. For the assessment of attitudes there was a total mean score of 21.64 ± 3.30 indicating that patients had a good attitude towards myopia management as well as spectacles (45.4%) and soft contact lenses (41.4%) were the most preferred treatment for myopia management. CONCLUSION: To conclude, from conducting this study, there is a lack of awareness of myopia management in Trinidad and hence, measures need to be taken in order spread knowledge on myopia. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2139/56468 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Faculty of Medical Sciences, The UWI, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| dc.title | Knowledge, Attitude, and Preference Towards the Management of Myopia Among Patients in Trinidad with UWI Students. | |
| dc.type | Other |