Yekunoamelak Banchamelak Zeraye, Ayele Fisseha Admassu, Bogale Zinachew Mulat, Worku Endalew Mulugeta
Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Department of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Front Ophthalmol (Lausanne). 2025 Mar 5;5:1521263. doi: 10.3389/fopht.2025.1521263. eCollection 2025.
The purpose of this study is to measure the proportion, types of glaucoma, and associated factors among outpatient departments at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Northwest Ethiopia.
An institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted on 934 participants who were selected by a simple random sampling method at entrance of tertiary eye care and training Center from September to November 2021. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data through interviews, and the presence or absence, type, and stage of glaucoma were determined by reviewing the chart. The questionnaire was adapted from a previous study, and the data were entered into Epi Info version 7 and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive data were analyzed in terms of proportion, frequency, mean, and standard deviation. Binary logistic regression was utilized to identify determinant factors, with significance considered at a p-value less than 0.05.
A total of 934 study participants with an 85.33% response rate took part in the study. The mean age of the study participants was 55.67 SD ± 13.21 years. The proportion of glaucoma was 13.4% [(95% CI: (10.9, 15.8)], with Primary Open Angle glaucoma accounting for 96.3% of the total number of glaucoma cases. The age groups of 56-66 [AOR=3.80(95% CI: 1.99-7.26)], 67-87 [AOR=5.34(95% CI: 2.70-10.45)] and those who completed college or university [(AOR= 5.41(95% CI: 2.12-13.82)] were significantly associated with the presence of glaucoma.
This study shows a high proportion of glaucoma compared to other studies, with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma being the most prevalent type. Increasing age and higher education level were significantly linked to the presence of glaucoma. Further research is needed to explore the relationship between education level and glaucoma.
本研究旨在测量埃塞俄比亚西北部贡德尔大学综合专科医院三级眼科护理与培训中心门诊患者中青光眼的比例、类型及相关因素。
于2021年9月至11月在三级眼科护理与培训中心入口处采用简单随机抽样法选取934名参与者，进行基于机构的横断面研究设计。通过访谈使用结构化问卷收集数据，并通过查阅病历确定青光眼的存在与否、类型和阶段。问卷改编自先前的一项研究，数据录入Epi Info 7版本，并使用SPSS 20版本进行分析。描述性数据按比例、频率、均值和标准差进行分析。采用二元逻辑回归确定决定因素，p值小于0.05时具有统计学意义。
共有934名研究参与者参与研究，应答率为85.33%。研究参与者的平均年龄为55.67±13.21岁（标准差）。青光眼的比例为13.4%[（95%置信区间：（10.9，15.8）]，原发性开角型青光眼占青光眼病例总数的96.3%。56 - 66岁年龄组[AOR = 3.80（95%置信区间：1.99 - 7.26）]、67 - 87岁年龄组[AOR = 5.34（95%置信区间：2.70 - 10.45）]以及完成大专或大学教育的人群[（AOR = 5.41（95%置信区间：2.12 - 13.82）]与青光眼的存在显著相关。
与其他研究相比，本研究显示青光眼比例较高，原发性开角型青光眼是最常见的类型。年龄增长和较高的教育水平与青光眼的存在显著相关。需要进一步研究以探讨教育水平与青光眼之间的关系。
