Majekodunmi O I, Olusanya B A, Oluleye T S
Department of Ophthalmology, University College Hospital, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Ann Ib Postgrad Med. 2019 Dec;17(2):181-186.
Vision screening and detection of ophthalmic disorders in hearingimpaired individuals is important to optimise their visual function and therefore, their quality of life.
To determine the utilisation of eye care services among students attending schools for the hearing impaired in Oyo State, Nigeria.
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among hearingimpaired students aged 11 years and above. Using systematic random sampling, participants were selected from four schools. An interviewer administered semistructured questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data and information on history of eye symptoms and utilisation of eye care services. Data analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS software version 22 and test of association done using chi-square test with level of statistical significance set at p-value <0.05.
A total of 335 students were recruited into the study. Mean age was 17 ± 2.9 years (range 11 - 39 years). Only 147 (43.9%) respondents had utilised eye care services in the past. Some of the reasons given for non-utilisation include financial constraints and lack of an escort to the hospital.
This study has demonstrated that the rate of utilisation of eye care services among the studied population is suboptimal. Therefore, it is essential for government, eye care providers and other stakeholders to design and implement policies and eye care programmes that would improve the uptake of eye care services among hearing-impaired individuals. This will reduce the compounding effect of visual impairment in such individuals.
对听力受损个体进行视力筛查和眼科疾病检测对于优化其视觉功能进而提高其生活质量至关重要。
确定尼日利亚奥约州听力障碍学校学生的眼保健服务利用情况。
这是一项针对11岁及以上听力受损学生的描述性横断面研究。采用系统随机抽样，从四所学校选取参与者。由访谈者发放半结构化问卷，收集社会人口学数据以及眼部症状史和眼保健服务利用情况的信息。使用IBM SPSS软件22版进行数据分析，并采用卡方检验进行关联性检验，设定统计学显著性水平为p值<0.05。
共招募了335名学生参与研究。平均年龄为17±2.9岁（范围11 - 39岁）。过去仅有147名（43.9%）受访者使用过眼保健服务。未使用的一些原因包括经济限制和缺乏前往医院的陪同人员。
本研究表明，研究人群中眼保健服务的利用率不理想。因此，政府、眼保健提供者和其他利益相关者必须设计并实施政策和眼保健项目，以提高听力受损个体对眼保健服务的接受度。这将减少此类个体中视力损害的复合影响。
