Proportion, Causes and Associated Factors of Blindness Among Adult Patients Attending Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center in Ethiopia
Melkamu Temeselew Tegegn, Aragaw Kegne Assaye, Getasew Alemu Mersha Department of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Melkamu Temeselew TegegnDepartment of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, PO...
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| description | Melkamu Temeselew Tegegn, Aragaw Kegne Assaye, Getasew Alemu Mersha Department of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Melkamu Temeselew TegegnDepartment of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, PO Box 196, Gondar, EthiopiaTel +251947304125Email melkamuopta@gmail.comPurpose: This study aimed to estimate the magnitude of blindness, identify causes and associated factors among adult patients who visited a Tertiary Eye Care Training Center in Gondar, Ethiopia.Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was done at University of Gondar Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center. 708 participants (99.02% of invited) were recruited in this study with a systematic random sampling technique. Interviewer administered questioner and physical examination were applied to collect the data. Blindness was defined as the presenting visual acuity less than 3/60 in the better eye according to the World Health Organization criterion for visual acuity. Data was entered with Epi Info 7 and imported into SPSS for coding and analysis. Descriptive and analytical statistics were performed to analyze the entered data. Adjusted odds ratio was used to show the strength of the association and variables with a P–value of < 0.05 were considered as statistically significant.Results: The proportion of blindness in this study was 14.3% (95% CI: 11.8– 16.8). Low monthly income (AOR: 4.9; 95% CI: 1.4, 17.1), aged ≥ 60– 69 (AOA: 2.9, 95% CI: 1.2, 7.6), and aged ≥ 70 years (AOR: 4.8; 95% CI: 1.9, 12.2) were positively associated with blindness. In this study, the leading cause of blindness was cataract (49.5%), followed by glaucoma (18.8%) and Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) (9.9%).Conclusion: The proportion of blindness was 14.3%. Cataract, glaucoma and AMD were the common causes of blindness. Low monthly income and older age were significantly increased the risk of blindness.Keywords: blindness, causes, University of Gondar, Ethiopia |
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| spelling | doaj.art-562e9f0538e048d7a2ed71747e4e815b2022-12-21T18:11:13ZengDove Medical PressClinical Optometry1179-27522021-03-01Volume 13839162643Proportion, Causes and Associated Factors of Blindness Among Adult Patients Attending Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center in EthiopiaTegegn MTAssaye AKMersha GAMelkamu Temeselew Tegegn, Aragaw Kegne Assaye, Getasew Alemu Mersha Department of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Melkamu Temeselew TegegnDepartment of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, PO Box 196, Gondar, EthiopiaTel +251947304125Email melkamuopta@gmail.comPurpose: This study aimed to estimate the magnitude of blindness, identify causes and associated factors among adult patients who visited a Tertiary Eye Care Training Center in Gondar, Ethiopia.Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was done at University of Gondar Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center. 708 participants (99.02% of invited) were recruited in this study with a systematic random sampling technique. Interviewer administered questioner and physical examination were applied to collect the data. Blindness was defined as the presenting visual acuity less than 3/60 in the better eye according to the World Health Organization criterion for visual acuity. Data was entered with Epi Info 7 and imported into SPSS for coding and analysis. Descriptive and analytical statistics were performed to analyze the entered data. Adjusted odds ratio was used to show the strength of the association and variables with a P–value of < 0.05 were considered as statistically significant.Results: The proportion of blindness in this study was 14.3% (95% CI: 11.8– 16.8). Low monthly income (AOR: 4.9; 95% CI: 1.4, 17.1), aged ≥ 60– 69 (AOA: 2.9, 95% CI: 1.2, 7.6), and aged ≥ 70 years (AOR: 4.8; 95% CI: 1.9, 12.2) were positively associated with blindness. In this study, the leading cause of blindness was cataract (49.5%), followed by glaucoma (18.8%) and Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) (9.9%).Conclusion: The proportion of blindness was 14.3%. Cataract, glaucoma and AMD were the common causes of blindness. Low monthly income and older age were significantly increased the risk of blindness.Keywords: blindness, causes, University of Gondar, Ethiopiahttps://www.dovepress.com/proportion-causes-and-associated-factors-of-blindness-among-adult-pati-peer-reviewed-article-OPTOblindnesscausesuniversity of gondarethiopia |
| spellingShingle | Tegegn MT Assaye AK Mersha GA Proportion, Causes and Associated Factors of Blindness Among Adult Patients Attending Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center in Ethiopia Clinical Optometry blindness causes university of gondar ethiopia |
| title | Proportion, Causes and Associated Factors of Blindness Among Adult Patients Attending Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Proportion, Causes and Associated Factors of Blindness Among Adult Patients Attending Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Proportion, Causes and Associated Factors of Blindness Among Adult Patients Attending Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Proportion, Causes and Associated Factors of Blindness Among Adult Patients Attending Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Proportion, Causes and Associated Factors of Blindness Among Adult Patients Attending Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | proportion causes and associated factors of blindness among adult patients attending tertiary eye care and training center in ethiopia |
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