Department of Ophthalmology, Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Department of Ophthalmology, Shreekrishna Netralaya, Rudrapath, Bhairahawa, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2024 Jan 2;62(269):24-26. doi: 10.31729/jnma.8391.
Conjunctivitis is a highly prevalent ocular disease that flares up every year. The humidity and high temperature favour the causative agents responsible for the epidemic. Acute infective conjunctivitis may be either viral or bacterial, a distinct type of condition with unique clinical features and treatment approaches. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of acute conjunctivitis among patients visiting the outpatient Department of Ophthalmology in a tertiary care centre.
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among the patients visiting the outpatient Department of Ophthalmology. Data of 30 August 2023 to 30 September 2023 was collected between 21 November 2023 to 24 November 2023. All patients presenting in the Ophthalmology Department having complete hospital record were included in the study. Patients having missing data on the medical records of the hospital were excluded. A convenience sampling method was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval.
Among 5,507 patients, acute conjunctivitis was seen in 1240 (22.52%) (21.42-23.62, 95% Confidence Interval). The majority were male 732 (59.03%) and adults 760 (61.29%) with a mean age of 32.56±18.74 years.
The prevalence of conjunctivitis among patients visiting the outpatient Department of Opthalmology was found to be higher than other studies done in similar settings.
conjunctivitis; disease outbreaks; enterovirus.
结膜炎是一种高发眼部疾病，每年都会爆发。湿热的环境有利于引发此类疾病的病原体生长。急性传染性结膜炎可能由病毒或细菌引起，这是一种具有独特临床特征和治疗方法的明确病症。本研究旨在了解三级保健中心眼科门诊患者急性结膜炎的患病率。
这是一项在眼科门诊就诊患者中进行的描述性横断面研究。数据收集于 2023 年 11 月 21 日至 24 日，时间范围为 2023 年 8 月 30 日至 9 月 30 日。所有在眼科就诊且完整记录医院病历的患者均被纳入研究。因病历资料缺失而被排除的患者不包括在内。采用便利抽样法。点估计值是在 95%置信区间内计算的。
在 5507 名患者中，有 1240 名（22.52%）（21.42-23.62，95%置信区间）患有急性结膜炎。大多数患者为男性 732 名（59.03%）和成年人 760 名（61.29%），平均年龄为 32.56±18.74 岁。
与在类似环境中进行的其他研究相比，本研究发现，在眼科门诊就诊的患者中，结膜炎的患病率较高。
结膜炎；疾病爆发；肠道病毒。
