Parents' knowledge and practices of child eye health care: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treating children's eyes is not just a privilege for a child, it is an essential requirement for their visual health. Parents, as caregivers, have a paramount responsibility to make decisions regarding their children's eye health. Thus, this review aims to identify and summarise published information about parents' knowledge and practices on children's eye health care.

Methods

Relevant articles searches were performed through a systematic search of databases (EBSCOhost, PubMed, and Scopus) using the keywords 'knowledge', 'practice', 'parent', 'eye', 'problem', and 'children'. This review was conducted and reported in line with the PRISMA-ScR. The methodological quality of the listed studies was assessed using A Modified McMaster Critical Review form based on the t

SUBMITTER: Ghani NDH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11563364 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature