Prakash Paudel|Vilas Kovai|Anthea Burnett|Thomas Naduvilath|Suit May Ho|Tim Fricke|Nguyen Viet Giap
Effects of a community-based health education intervention on eye health literacy of adults in Vietnam
Brien Holden Vision Institute|Brien Holden Vision Institute|Brien Holden Vision Institute|UNSW Sydney|Brien Holden Vision Institute|Brien Holden Vision Institute|Brien Holden Vision Institute|Baria Vungtau University
health education interventions commonly evaluated hospitals schools rarely community purpose study assess effects communitybased eye health education intervention eye health literacy adult vietnamese population four hundred households two districts ba riavung tau province selected multistage systematic random sampling pretested questionnaire administered baseline readministered eye health education intervention two four communes two communes acted controls intervention included eye health education community presentation brochures posters loudspeaker fishers exact test logistic regression used statistical analysis total 400 adults mean age 515 145 years range 3090 years participated baseline survey repeat survey participants intervention group showed significantly greater awareness knowledge red eye preventive measures odds ratio range 21 41 p 003 0001 compared control group participants intervention group twice likely heard cataract 23 p 0008 three times likely aware cataract surgery 31 p 0003 know cataract blindness reversible 33 p 0002 control group multiple logistic regression showed location education eyeglasses ownership major factors associated disease awareness eye health education intervention successfully increased awareness knowledge red eye cataract intervention community