Assessment of knowledge about glaucoma amongst patients attending an eye clinic in Abuja, Nigeria

Onunkwor, Christopher Ifeanyi

dc.contributor.advisor	Monareng, L. V.
dc.contributor.author	Onunkwor, Christopher Ifeanyi
dc.date.accessioned	2011-10-07T09:18:56Z
dc.date.available	2011-10-07T09:18:56Z
dc.date.issued	2010-11
dc.identifier.citation	Onunkwur, Christopher Ifeanyi (2010) Assessment of knowledge about glaucoma amongst patients attending an eye clinic in Abuja, Nigeria, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4924>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4924
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of the study was to assess the level of knowledge about glaucoma among the patients who attend the CBN staff eye clinic in Abuja. An exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted on adult CBN staff members and their eligible dependants. Data on demographics and knowledge of glaucoma were collected using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. One hundred and forty five respondents (100% return) participated in the study. Purposive sampling was done to recruit respondents. Of the total respondents’, 74.5% (n=108) claimed they had heard about glaucoma but only 14.5% (n = 21) had knowledge about glaucoma. Glaucoma knowledge was found to be independent of age, sex, ethnicity, educational level and respondents’ status within the CBN. Knowledge about glaucoma in this population is therefore according to the results, inadequate. Appropriate recommendations were made to improve glaucoma knowledge amongst patients who attend the clinic.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (viii, 80 leaves)	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Glaucoma	en
dc.subject	Eye assessment	en
dc.subject	Eye clinic	en
dc.subject.ddc	617.7410966968
dc.subject.lcsh	Glaucoma -- Abuja (Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria)	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Hospitals, Ophthalmic and aura -- Abuja (Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria)	en
dc.title	Assessment of knowledge about glaucoma amongst patients attending an eye clinic in Abuja, Nigeria	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Public Health)