Exploring the knowledge, attitudes, and practice towards child eye health: A qualitative analysis of parent experience focus groups. Sherief, S., Tesfaye, S., Eshetu, Z., Ali, A., & Dimaras, H. PLoS ONE, 2023. ![Exploring the knowledge, attitudes, and practice towards child eye health: A qualitative analysis of parent experience focus groups [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex Background The majority of childhood blindness causes in low-income countries are treatable or avoidable. Parents or guardians are responsible for making decisions regarding a child’s eye care. Understanding parents’ awareness and perception of eye problems in crucial in helping to know parents’ eye care-seeking behavior. Objective To determine parental knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding child eye health. Methods Seven focus groups were carried out in Northwest Ethiopia on knowledge, attitude and practice of parents towards child eye health. Their responses were tape-recorded and later transcribed. A thematic phenomenological approach was used for the analysis. Result Seventy-one parents participated in the focus groups. Participants were aware of common eye problems like trachoma, trauma, and glaucoma. However, they were unaware of the causes and etiologies of childhood blindness. Participants perceived that eye problems could be treated with hygiene and food, and often held misconceptions about the cause of strabismus and utilization of wearing spectacles. Conclusion The study revealed that parents are often unaware of the causes and etiologies of common childhood eye diseases, which has downstream effects on health-seeking behavior. Health promotion efforts, potentially through mass and social media, could be helpful to raise
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title = {Exploring the knowledge, attitudes, and practice towards child eye health: {A} qualitative analysis of parent experience focus groups},
volume = {18},
issn = {1932-6203},
url = {https://www.embase.com/search/results?subaction=viewrecord&id=L2028241583&from=export},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0293595},
abstract = {Background The majority of childhood blindness causes in low-income countries are treatable or avoidable. Parents or guardians are responsible for making decisions regarding a child’s eye care. Understanding parents’ awareness and perception of eye problems in crucial in helping to know parents’ eye care-seeking behavior. Objective To determine parental knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding child eye health. Methods Seven focus groups were carried out in Northwest Ethiopia on knowledge, attitude and practice of parents towards child eye health. Their responses were tape-recorded and later transcribed. A thematic phenomenological approach was used for the analysis. Result Seventy-one parents participated in the focus groups. Participants were aware of common eye problems like trachoma, trauma, and glaucoma. However, they were unaware of the causes and etiologies of childhood blindness. Participants perceived that eye problems could be treated with hygiene and food, and often held misconceptions about the cause of strabismus and utilization of wearing spectacles. Conclusion The study revealed that parents are often unaware of the causes and etiologies of common childhood eye diseases, which has downstream effects on health-seeking behavior. Health promotion efforts, potentially through mass and social media, could be helpful to raise},
language = {English},
number = {11 November},
journal = {PLoS ONE},
author = {Sherief, S.T. and Tesfaye, S. and Eshetu, Z. and Ali, A. and Dimaras, H.},
year = {2023},
keywords = {Ethiopia, adult, article, attitude to health, awareness, blindness, child, childhood, cross-sectional study, eye disease, eye movement, female, glaucoma, health care facility, health care personnel, health education, human, human experiment, hygiene, knowledge, major clinical study, male, medical practice, middle aged, qualitative analysis, school child, social media, spectacles, thematic analysis, trachoma, young adult},
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