Affiliation:
1. Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, Sree Gokulam Medical College & Research Foundation Trivandrum
2. Asst Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Sree Gokulam Medical College & Research Foundation Trivandrum
3. Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Sree Gokulam Medical College & Research Foundation Trivandrum
4. Professor Department of Ophthalmology, Sree Gokulam Medical College & Research Foundation Trivandrum
Abstract
Purpose: Corneal diseases constitute a signicant cause of visual impairment. There is considerable backlog for corneal
transplantation due to lack of awareness. Aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding
eye donation among Medical, Nursing and Allied health sciences students of a medical college in Kerala. A cross-sectional descriptive Methods:
study was conducted among all rst year Medical, Nursing and Allied health sciences students of a medical college in Kerala. A standard
predesigned questionnaire was given after obtaining informed consent, to assess their knowledge, attitude and practice regarding eye donation.
The data was analysed using statistical package SPSS version 21.0 IBM corp. Results: Out of the 285 rst year students , 268 responded
(94.03%) and majority were females (73.5%). Participants were well aware of eye donation (98.9%). Media was the major source of information
for their knowledge (79.5%). Although 94.3% of the students considered eye donation as a service to mankind, only 69.8% were willing to pledge
their eyes. Objection by family members (58.6%) was the major reason for not pledging their eyes. 92.1 % were willing to give awareness
regarding eye donation to others. Awareness about eye donation was high and knowledge wa Conclusion: s fair. However, the attitude and
practice showed mixed responses. Thus strategies and programmes have to be devised to increase the knowledge , attitude and practice regarding
eye donation among students in medical colleges so that they can act as good motivators for the general public .
Subject
Public Administration,Sociology and Political Science,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Rehabilitation,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation,Family Practice,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Sociology and Political Science,Soil Science,Environmental Chemistry,Statistics and Probability,Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Civil and Structural Engineering,Literature and Literary Theory,Linguistics and Language,Language and Linguistics,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine,Physiology
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