Knowledge, attitude and associated factors among primary school teachers regarding refractive error in school children in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Refractive error is an important cause of correctable visual impairment in the worldwide with a global distribution of 1.75% to 20.7% among schoolchildren. Teacher's knowledge about refractive error play an important role in encouraging students to seek treatment that helps in reducing the burden of visual impairment.

Objective

To determine knowledge, attitude and associated factors among primary school teachers regarding refractive error in school children in Gondar city.

Methods

Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted on 565 primary school teachers in Gondar city using pretested and structured self-administered questionnaire. For processing and analysis, SPSS version 20 was used and variables which had a P value of <0.05 in the multivariab

SUBMITTER: Alemayehu AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5813908 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature