Glaucoma Awareness and Knowledge Among Ethiopians in a Tertiary Eye Care Center.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Glaucoma outcomes are closely associated with patients' awareness of the disease. However, little is known about glaucoma awareness and knowledge in Addis Ababa, a densely populated and ethnolinguistically diverse capital city in Ethiopia, the second largest country in Africa.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional survey in the ophthalmology waiting room at St. Paul's Hospital, a tertiary care center in Addis Ababa. Respondents included patients, patient family members, and non-clinical staff. Participants were asked if they had read or heard about glaucoma to gauge basic awareness of the disease; those with awareness were asked to take a quiz to measure their objective glaucoma knowledge. We performed multivariable regression to identify factors associated wit

SUBMITTER: Heisel CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7886940 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature