Prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Objective This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia.Methods and analysis A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a systematic random sampling technique. A total of 846 adult individuals w...
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| author | Endalew Mulugeta Worku Sofonias Addis Fekadu Bersufekad Wubie Alemie Merkineh Markos Lorato |
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| description | Objective This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia.Methods and analysis A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a systematic random sampling technique. A total of 846 adult individuals were recruited for the study. Ethical approval was obtained from the University of Gondar School of Medicine Ethical Review Committee. A standardised, semistructured questionnaire plus an ocular examination were used to collect the data. The data were entered into Epi Info V.7 and cleaned and analysed using SPSS V.26. Binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to select candidate variables and identify statistically significant factors. Variables with a p value of less than 0.05 according to the multivariable logistic regression analysis were considered to be statistically significant.Results and conclusion The prevalence of corneal opacity among the study participants was 27.2% (95% CI 24.4% to 30.4%). In this study, age 49–60 years (adjusted OR (AOR): 1.90; 95% CI 1.03 to 3.32), age ≥61 years (AOR=2.12; 95% CI 1.17 to 3.87), inability to read and write (AOR=2.65; 95% CI 1.68 to 4.16), middle-income level (AOR=2.12; 95% CI 1.30 to 3.47) and poor income level (AOR=4.96; 95% CI 3.04 to 8.09) were factors that were significantly associated with corneal opacity.In this study, the prevalence of corneal opacity was considerably high. Being poor and unable to read and write were the primary factors significantly associated with corneal opacity. Hence, concerned stakeholders should strive to reverse the effects of corneal opacity on the quality of life of the study and causal studies should be considered in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a99d5f703d6a4d37b8a1c12ed89182e62024-04-11T18:55:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open Ophthalmology2397-32692024-04-019110.1136/bmjophth-2024-001665Prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional studyEndalew Mulugeta Worku0Sofonias Addis Fekadu1Bersufekad Wubie Alemie2Merkineh Markos Lorato3Department of Optometry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Optometry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Science, Hawassa University, Hawassa, EthiopiaDepartment of Optometry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaObjective This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia.Methods and analysis A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a systematic random sampling technique. A total of 846 adult individuals were recruited for the study. Ethical approval was obtained from the University of Gondar School of Medicine Ethical Review Committee. A standardised, semistructured questionnaire plus an ocular examination were used to collect the data. The data were entered into Epi Info V.7 and cleaned and analysed using SPSS V.26. Binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to select candidate variables and identify statistically significant factors. Variables with a p value of less than 0.05 according to the multivariable logistic regression analysis were considered to be statistically significant.Results and conclusion The prevalence of corneal opacity among the study participants was 27.2% (95% CI 24.4% to 30.4%). In this study, age 49–60 years (adjusted OR (AOR): 1.90; 95% CI 1.03 to 3.32), age ≥61 years (AOR=2.12; 95% CI 1.17 to 3.87), inability to read and write (AOR=2.65; 95% CI 1.68 to 4.16), middle-income level (AOR=2.12; 95% CI 1.30 to 3.47) and poor income level (AOR=4.96; 95% CI 3.04 to 8.09) were factors that were significantly associated with corneal opacity.In this study, the prevalence of corneal opacity was considerably high. Being poor and unable to read and write were the primary factors significantly associated with corneal opacity. Hence, concerned stakeholders should strive to reverse the effects of corneal opacity on the quality of life of the study and causal studies should be considered in the future.https://bmjophth.bmj.com/content/9/1/e001665.full |
| spellingShingle | Endalew Mulugeta Worku Sofonias Addis Fekadu Bersufekad Wubie Alemie Merkineh Markos Lorato Prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study BMJ Open Ophthalmology |
| title | Prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in kolladiba town northwest ethiopia a cross sectional study |
| url | https://bmjophth.bmj.com/content/9/1/e001665.full |
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