Kayoma D H, Ukponmwan C U
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.
J West Afr Coll Surg. 2016 Jul-Sep;6(3):49-67.
The use of traditional eye medication is still practised in some communities in Nigeria.
To assess the determinants of the use of traditional eye medication (TEM) by adults in Ekiadolor community.
A descriptive cross-sectional study on the determinants of the use of traditional eye medication among adults was done between the months of September and November 2011 in Ekiadolor community in Edo state, Nigeria.
Out of the 430 participants in this study, 57.2% were females and 42.8% males. Majority of the respondents (92.1%) knew about TEM. The prevalence of the use of TEM was 48.7%. Affordability (21.8%) was the main reason for the use of TEM. The male gender, persons of low socio economic class and people that lacked formal education were more likely to use TEM (p=0.001).
The determinants of the use of traditional eye medication in this community are affordability, low socio economic status and lack of formal education. Formal education is of great importance, as this will go a long way in addressing the issues directly relating to the use of traditional eye medication in our communities.
在尼日利亚的一些社区，传统眼部用药仍在使用。
评估埃基阿多洛尔社区成年人使用传统眼部用药（TEM）的决定因素。
2011年9月至11月期间，在尼日利亚江户州埃基阿多洛尔社区对成年人使用传统眼部用药的决定因素进行了描述性横断面研究。
本研究的430名参与者中，57.2%为女性，42.8%为男性。大多数受访者（92.1%）了解传统眼部用药。传统眼部用药的使用率为48.7%。可负担性（21.8%）是使用传统眼部用药的主要原因。男性、社会经济阶层较低者和未受过正规教育者更有可能使用传统眼部用药（p = 0.001）。
该社区使用传统眼部用药的决定因素是可负担性、社会经济地位低和缺乏正规教育。正规教育非常重要，因为这将在很大程度上解决与我们社区使用传统眼部用药直接相关的问题。
