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Knowledge and attitude toward eye disorders in children among pediatricians and family physicians: a survey study
| العنوان: | Knowledge and attitude toward eye disorders in children among pediatricians and family physicians: a survey study |
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| المؤلفون: | Reem M. Hersi, Nada K. Naaman, Amer M. Alghamdi, Wejdan A. Alnahdi, Ziad M. Bukhari, Hashem S. Almarzouki |
| المصدر: | BMC Ophthalmology, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | BMC, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Ophthalmology |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Knowledge, Attitude, Eye disorders, Children, Pediatrics, Pediatrician, Ophthalmology, RE1-994 |
| الوصف: | Abstract Background Vision-related disorders are common in children. Therefore, eye examination and thorough visual assessment by first-contact physicians are crucial in children. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of and attitude toward children’s eye disorders among pediatricians and family physicians in the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs-Western Region (MNGHA-WR) of Saudi Arabia. Methods In this observational, cross-sectional study, we used a self-administered, web-based questionnaire. The sample size was calculated to be 148 pediatricians and family physicians (of 240 in total) currently working at MNGHA-WR. The first section of the questionnaire dwelled on demographics, while the second section addressed the physician’s knowledge of and attitude toward commonly encountered ophthalmological pathologies in children. Data collected were entered into Microsoft Excel and then transferred to IBM SPSS version 22 for statistical analysis. Results A total of 148 responses (92 family physicians and 56 pediatricians) were received. Most of the participants were residents or staff physicians (n = 105, 70.9%). The mean knowledge score of the respondents was 54.67% ± 14.5%. Participants’ knowledge was further subclassified using Bloom’s original cutoff points into high (n = 4, 2.7%), moderate (n = 53, 35.8%), and low (n = 91, 61.5%) levels of knowledge. Regarding practices, 120 (81%) participants performed ophthalmic examinations; however, only 39 (26.4%) conducted routine examinations as part of every child’s visit. Fundus examinations were performed by 25 (16.9%) physicians. A significant deficiency in knowledge was noted in those with |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1471-2415 03329674 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2415 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12886-023-02832-5 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/3fb1e03329674e0f912196a1d0bdffbc |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.3fb1e03329674e0f912196a1d0bdffbc |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12886-023-02832-5 |