Abstract
Knowledge and behaviour about properly handle and maintain contact lens is essential to prevent infection. Thepurpose of this study was to determine the knowledge and behaviour of medical students in one of university in Jakartaabout the use and care of contact lens in contact lenses users. This study uses cross-sectional design. Data wascollected in January-June 2015 in one of university in Jakarta using specific questionnaire containing 10 questions.Respondents were the students in the first, second, and third years who use the contact lens. There were 97 respondentsand the percentage of respondent with good, fair, and poor knowledge level about the use and care of contact lens were40 (41.2%), 29 (29.9%), and 28 (28.9%). The number of respondents with good, fair, and poor behavior level about thecare of contact lens were 63 (64.9%), 31 (32.0%), and 3 (3.1%). The knowledge and behaviour among medical studentswearing contact lenses about the use and care of contact lens were in good level.
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