Abstract
Background: Glaucoma is a major public health problem in the India as well as world. Community based surveys reported that only 10% to 50% of people with glaucoma are aware about they have disease. Aim & Objective:The aim of this study to evaluate awareness about different aspect of glaucoma including symptoms, treatment. Methodology: This cross-sectional analytical study was done among people attending the Ophthalmology Out Patient Department at GMERS Medical College and Hospital Gandhinagar. Total 350 students were included in the study. Astructured interview with xed approach was used to collect data. The order of the questions was specied. Questionnaire has been validated by subject experts. Results: Mean age was 38.3 ± 13.8 years. Majority of the study participant were male (60.9%), literate (83.7%) and belonged to class III and above SE class (52.2%). Only 36.0% participants heard about glaucoma. Asymptomatic glaucoma and irreversible nature vision loss was known to 14.2% and 8.8% of participants. Awareness about glaucoma was signicantly low in participants of 21 to 60 year age group, education below secondary, SE class 4 & 5 and laborer. Conclusion:Awareness of glaucoma is very poor in persons attending GMERS medical college, Gandhinagar. There is need for community-based health education programmes to increase the level of awareness and knowledge about glaucoma
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