马拉维姆津巴区恩班圭尼聋人学校听力受损儿童的眼部疾病患病率及相关因素

Prevalence of Ocular Morbidity and Associated Factors Among Hearing Impaired Children at Embangweni School of the Deaf in Mzimba District, Malawi.

作者信息

Liyo Tambuzai, Ogbonna Grace Obumneke, Mzumara Thokozani, Ezinne Ngozika Esther

机构信息

Department of Optometry, Mzuzu University, Mzuzu, Malawi.

Department of Ophthalmology, Mzimba North District Hospital, Mzimba, Malawi.

出版信息

Clin Optom (Auckl). 2024 May 3;16:115-122. doi: 10.2147/OPTO.S444216. eCollection 2024.

DOI:10.2147/OPTO.S444216

PMID:38716043

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11075696/

Abstract

PURPOSE

To assess the prevalence of ocular morbidities and associated factors among hearing-impaired (HI) students at the Embangweni School for the Deaf in Mzimba, Malawi.

METHODS

This was an institutional cross-sectional study of HI students at Embangweni School for the Deaf. A series of optometric and audiometric tests was performed, and the results were exported to the Statistical Package for Social Science for statistical analysis (SPSS) version 25. Pearson's chi-square test was used to assess correlations and associations between variables. A -value less significance was set at p < 0.05.

RESULTS

A total of 147 children comprising of 76 (51.7%) males and 71 (48.3%) females participated in this study. The prevalence of ocular conditions and visual impairment was 39 (26.5%) and 2 (1.4%), respectively. The Prevalence of eye disease was significantly associated with male sex (p=0.02) and type of HI (p=0.031). Allergic conjunctivitis 36 (24.5%) was the most common ocular condition, followed by refractive error 28 (19%).

CONCLUSION

The prevalence of ocular conditions among HI students was significant and associated with sex. Regular school vision screening of students with HI is highly advised to reduce the burden of visual impairment.

摘要

目的

评估马拉维姆津巴区恩班圭尼聋人学校听力受损（HI）学生的眼部疾病患病率及相关因素。

方法

这是一项针对恩班圭尼聋人学校HI学生的机构横断面研究。进行了一系列验光和听力测试，并将结果导出到社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）25版进行统计分析。使用Pearson卡方检验评估变量之间的相关性和关联性。显著性水平设定为p < 0.05。

结果

共有147名儿童参与了本研究，其中男性76名（51.7%），女性71名（48.3%）。眼部疾病和视力损害的患病率分别为39例（26.5%）和2例（1.4%）。眼部疾病的患病率与男性性别（p = 0.02）和HI类型（p = 0.031）显著相关。过敏性结膜炎36例（24.5%）是最常见的眼部疾病，其次是屈光不正28例（19%）。