Mohan Krishna Shrestha|Christina W Guo|Nhukesh Maharjan|Reeta Gurung|Sanduk Ruit
Health literacy of common ocular diseases in Nepal
Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology|University of Melbourne|Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology|Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology|Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology
poor health literacy often key cause lack delayed uptake health care services aim study assess health literacy common ocular diseases namely cataract glaucoma night blindness trachoma diabetic retinopathy nepala cross sectional study 1741 participants randomly selected nontriaged attendants outpatient queue tilganga institute ophthalmology semi urban general population bhaktapur district kathmandu valley patients attending rural outreach clinics participants responded trained enumerators using verbally administered semi structured questionnaires awareness knowledge cataract glaucoma diabetic retinopathy night blindness trachomathe awareness cataract across entire sample 496 night blindness 483 diabetic retinopathy 29 glaucoma 213 trachoma 61 patients presenting rural outreach clinics poorer awareness cataract glaucoma diabetic retinopathy night blindness trachoma compared semiurban community urban eye hospital p005 old age directly associated poorer awareness cataract glaucoma night blindness trachoma diabetic retinopathy p005 female gender associated lower awareness cataract glaucoma night blindness trachoma p005 literacy associated greater awareness cataract glaucoma diabetic retinopathy night blindness trachoma p005 higher education significantly associated greater awareness cataract night blindness trachoma p005 multivariate analysis found awareness common ocular diseases significantly associated level education p005 similarly awareness cataract glaucoma trachoma night blindness associated female gender p005 whereas awareness cataract night blindness trachoma diabetic retinopathy associated age p005 awareness glaucoma diabetic retinopathy associated campslow awareness common ocular conditions associated factors female gender old age lower levels education rural habitation would successful health promotion programs specifically target health determinants promote health literacy ensure timely utilization eye care services