Josephine A D'Abbondanza, Jessica G Shih, Aaron D C Knox, Nick Zhygan, Mitchell H Brown, Joel S Fish, Douglas J Courtemanche
Resident Exposure and Involvement in Core Procedural Competencies within Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.)
health promotion intervention schools useful strategy improve students health awareness purpose study assess effect eye health promotion interventions eye health literacy school children vietnam piloted questionnaire administered 300 children five secondary schools ba riavung tau vietnam baseline readministered eye health promotion interventions mcnemar chisquare logistic regression used statistical analysis total 300 children aged 1215 years mean 133 13 years 60 female participated baseline survey participation rate posthealth promotion survey 947 health promotion interventions number children correct eye health knowledge increased 1020 6075 7095 children reported eye examination 633 847 p 0001 reported wearing spectacles 361 434 p 004 children urban schools twice likely improved knowledge vision loss compared children rural schools odds ratio 2141 p 001 p 0001 children rural schools significantly higher odds visiting doctor eye problems worsened odds ratio 45 p 0001 results imply eye health promotion interventions significantly improve eye health knowledge attitudes practices school children additionally participation parents teachers change agents may improve childrens health literacy