Visual impairment and its associated factors among medical and health sciences students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia.

<h4>Background</h4>Visual impairment (VI) is a decreased ability to see things which is critical problem for health professionals and students to whom normal vision is essential for their daily activity. If it is not timely managed, visual impairment leads to physical, psychological, and...

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Autores principales:	Mihret Getnet, Yonas Akalu, Baye Dagnew, Yibeltal Yismaw Gela, Yitayeh Belsti, Mengistie Diress, Sofonias Addis Fekadu, Mohammed Abdu Seid
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:11fddcc198fb41f0ae2d3a408ced115b2021-12-02T20:17:48ZVisual impairment and its associated factors among medical and health sciences students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0255369https://doaj.org/article/11fddcc198fb41f0ae2d3a408ced115b2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255369https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Visual impairment (VI) is a decreased ability to see things which is critical problem for health professionals and students to whom normal vision is essential for their daily activity. If it is not timely managed, visual impairment leads to physical, psychological, and socio-economic malfunctions to the victims and nation. Despite the above impacts, currently there is no study in Ethiopia on this topic. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of visual impairment and its associated factors among Medical and Health Science students at the University of Gondar.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to March 2020 among Medical and Health Science students. After recruiting study participants using systematic random sampling technique, we applied pre-tested self-administered questionnaire for sociodemographic variables and also visual acuity measurement was performed using Snellen chart placed at a distance of 6 meters. Visual acuity tested separately for each eye and for both eyes in a well- illuminated area. Pinhole was used for those participants with a visual acuity of < 6/9. Participants with a presenting visual acuity of < 6/12 in the better eye were diagnosed as having visual impairment. Epi data version 3.1 and stata version 14 were used for data entry and statistical analysis, respectively. Binary logistic regression was used, and the Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with the 95% Confidence Interval (CI) was reported to declare the statistical significance and strength of association between VI and independent variables.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 654 students were screened for visual acuity. The prevalence of visual impairment was 12.5% (95% CI: 10.21, 15.31). Age above 25 years (AOR = 1.8; 95% CI: 1.02, 3.26) and current alcohol drinking (AOR = 2.9; 95% CI: 1.7, 5.00), were statistically significant factors of visual impairment.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The prevalence of visual impairment among medical and health science students was high. Age of study participant and current alcohol consumption were statically significant factors. This study warrants the routine screening of Medical and Health science students for visual impairment.Mihret GetnetYonas AkaluBaye DagnewYibeltal Yismaw GelaYitayeh BelstiMengistie DiressSofonias Addis FekaduMohammed Abdu SeidPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e0255369 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Mihret Getnet Yonas Akalu Baye Dagnew Yibeltal Yismaw Gela Yitayeh Belsti Mengistie Diress Sofonias Addis Fekadu Mohammed Abdu Seid Visual impairment and its associated factors among medical and health sciences students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia.
description	<h4>Background</h4>Visual impairment (VI) is a decreased ability to see things which is critical problem for health professionals and students to whom normal vision is essential for their daily activity. If it is not timely managed, visual impairment leads to physical, psychological, and socio-economic malfunctions to the victims and nation. Despite the above impacts, currently there is no study in Ethiopia on this topic. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of visual impairment and its associated factors among Medical and Health Science students at the University of Gondar.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to March 2020 among Medical and Health Science students. After recruiting study participants using systematic random sampling technique, we applied pre-tested self-administered questionnaire for sociodemographic variables and also visual acuity measurement was performed using Snellen chart placed at a distance of 6 meters. Visual acuity tested separately for each eye and for both eyes in a well- illuminated area. Pinhole was used for those participants with a visual acuity of < 6/9. Participants with a presenting visual acuity of < 6/12 in the better eye were diagnosed as having visual impairment. Epi data version 3.1 and stata version 14 were used for data entry and statistical analysis, respectively. Binary logistic regression was used, and the Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with the 95% Confidence Interval (CI) was reported to declare the statistical significance and strength of association between VI and independent variables.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 654 students were screened for visual acuity. The prevalence of visual impairment was 12.5% (95% CI: 10.21, 15.31). Age above 25 years (AOR = 1.8; 95% CI: 1.02, 3.26) and current alcohol drinking (AOR = 2.9; 95% CI: 1.7, 5.00), were statistically significant factors of visual impairment.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The prevalence of visual impairment among medical and health science students was high. Age of study participant and current alcohol consumption were statically significant factors. This study warrants the routine screening of Medical and Health science students for visual impairment.
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author	Mihret Getnet Yonas Akalu Baye Dagnew Yibeltal Yismaw Gela Yitayeh Belsti Mengistie Diress Sofonias Addis Fekadu Mohammed Abdu Seid
author_facet	Mihret Getnet Yonas Akalu Baye Dagnew Yibeltal Yismaw Gela Yitayeh Belsti Mengistie Diress Sofonias Addis Fekadu Mohammed Abdu Seid
author_sort	Mihret Getnet
title	Visual impairment and its associated factors among medical and health sciences students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia.
title_short	Visual impairment and its associated factors among medical and health sciences students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia.
title_full	Visual impairment and its associated factors among medical and health sciences students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia.
title_fullStr	Visual impairment and its associated factors among medical and health sciences students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia.
title_full_unstemmed	Visual impairment and its associated factors among medical and health sciences students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia.
title_sort	visual impairment and its associated factors among medical and health sciences students at the university of gondar, northwest ethiopia.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/11fddcc198fb41f0ae2d3a408ced115b
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Visual impairment and its associated factors among medical and health sciences students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia.

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