Farhana Islam|Rahul Chakrabarti|Silvia Zia Islam|Robert P. Finger|Christine Critchley
Factors Associated with Awareness, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Common Eye Diseases in the General Population in a Rural District in Bangladesh: The Bangladesh Population-based Diabetes and Eye Study (BPDES)
Swinburne University of Technology|Centre for Eye Research Australia|University of Melbourne|RMIT University|Centre for Eye Research Australia|University of Melbourne|Swinburne University of Technology
background assess awareness attitudes practices associated common eye diseases eye care utilization rural district bangladesh methods data collected using multilevel cluster random sampling technique 3104 adults aged 30 years banshgram union questionnaire assessing awareness attitudes practice diabetes common eye diseases educational attainment socioeconomic status medical history results participants aged 30 89 years mean sd age 51 12 years 65 female majority participants heard cataracts 90 trachoma 86 pterygium 84 yet 4 heard diabetic retinopathy dr 7 glaucoma 8 agerelated macular degeneration amd however 58 participants know vision loss could prevented factors associated lower awareness regarding common eye diseases increasing age lack formal schooling lower socioeconomic status lower proportion 57 people schooling compared attained least secondary school certificate education 72 reported knew vision loss could prevented p0001 overall 51 people heard least six 67 nine items relating awareness common eye diseases included 41 participants aged 65 years older compared 61 aged 3035 years p0001 4 eye check least year higher education better ses associated higher frequency eye checks conclusions rural bangladesh awareness cataract trachoma pterygium good limited relation potentially blinding conditions glaucoma dr amd results show large gap public awareness treatment practices common eye diseases public health promotion designed address knowledge gaps