Prevalence and Associated Factors of Pterygium Among Adults Living in Kolla Diba Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Tibebu Kassie Alemayehu, Yezinash Addis,* Zewdu Yenegeta Bizuneh,* Mebratu Mulusew Tegegne,* Abiy Maru Alemayehu* Department of Optometry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar City, Ethiopia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorresponde...

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Autores principales:	Kassie Alemayehu T, Addis Y, Yenegeta Bizuneh Z, Mulusew Tegegne M, Alemayehu AM
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1914ab874ed645b2902f8e58904f483b2021-12-02T04:34:01ZPrevalence and Associated Factors of Pterygium Among Adults Living in Kolla Diba Town, Northwest Ethiopia1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/1914ab874ed645b2902f8e58904f483b2020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/prevalence-and-associated-factors-of-pterygium-among-adults-living-in--peer-reviewed-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Tibebu Kassie Alemayehu, Yezinash Addis,* Zewdu Yenegeta Bizuneh,* Mebratu Mulusew Tegegne,* Abiy Maru Alemayehu* Department of Optometry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar City, Ethiopia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tibebu Kassie Alemayehu Tel +251910606005Email rophymaher@gmail.comBackground: Pterygium is a disfiguring disease that can potentially lead to blindness. It is more common in warm, windy and dry climates of tropical and sub-tropical regions of Africa. Globally, the prevalence ranging from 0.07% to 53%. Studies conducted on the prevalence of pterygium in developing countries were limited with a wider discrepancy between them. In this study, we aimed to assess the prevalence of pterygium and its associated factors among adults in Kolla Diba town.Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was done in Kolla Diba town from May 30-June 16, 2019. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select 627 study participants. The basic ophthalmic examination was performed using portable slit lamp, 3x magnifying loop with torch light and a pretested structured questionnaire was completed. The data entered into EPI INFO version 7 and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analysis were employed. P-values of < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.Results: A total of 605 study participants were involved with a response rate of 96.5%. Among them, 317 (52.4%) participants were males. The mean age of the respondents was 38.18 ± 15.56 with a range of (18– 95) in years. The overall prevalence of pterygium was 112 (18.5% (95% CI (15.6– 21.7)). Being widowed (AOR = 7.32 (95% CI: 2.88, 18.57)), outdoor occupation (AOR = 2.50 (95% CI: 1.46, 4.29)), sun exposure (AOR = 2.38 (95% CI: 1.28, 4.43)), wind exposure (AOR = 1.97 (95% CI: 1.04, 3.72)), alcohol drinking (AOR = 2.26 (95% CI: 1.48, 4.63)), and severe blepharitis (AOR = 2.45 (95% CI: 1.48, 4.05)) had statistically significant positive association with pterygium.Conclusion: The prevalence of pterygium was relatively higher. Being widowed, outdoor occupation, sun exposure, wind exposure, alcohol drinking, and severe blepharitis were significantly associated with the development of pterygium.Keywords: pterygium, marital status, prevalence, Kolla Diba, EthiopiaKassie Alemayehu TAddis YYenegeta Bizuneh ZMulusew Tegegne MAlemayehu AMDove Medical Pressarticlepterygiummarital statusprevalencekolla dibaethiopiaOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol Volume 14, Pp 245-255 (2020)
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spellingShingle	pterygium marital status prevalence kolla diba ethiopia Ophthalmology RE1-994 Kassie Alemayehu T Addis Y Yenegeta Bizuneh Z Mulusew Tegegne M Alemayehu AM Prevalence and Associated Factors of Pterygium Among Adults Living in Kolla Diba Town, Northwest Ethiopia
description	Tibebu Kassie Alemayehu, Yezinash Addis,* Zewdu Yenegeta Bizuneh,* Mebratu Mulusew Tegegne,* Abiy Maru Alemayehu* Department of Optometry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar City, Ethiopia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tibebu Kassie Alemayehu Tel +251910606005Email rophymaher@gmail.comBackground: Pterygium is a disfiguring disease that can potentially lead to blindness. It is more common in warm, windy and dry climates of tropical and sub-tropical regions of Africa. Globally, the prevalence ranging from 0.07% to 53%. Studies conducted on the prevalence of pterygium in developing countries were limited with a wider discrepancy between them. In this study, we aimed to assess the prevalence of pterygium and its associated factors among adults in Kolla Diba town.Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was done in Kolla Diba town from May 30-June 16, 2019. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select 627 study participants. The basic ophthalmic examination was performed using portable slit lamp, 3x magnifying loop with torch light and a pretested structured questionnaire was completed. The data entered into EPI INFO version 7 and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analysis were employed. P-values of < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.Results: A total of 605 study participants were involved with a response rate of 96.5%. Among them, 317 (52.4%) participants were males. The mean age of the respondents was 38.18 ± 15.56 with a range of (18– 95) in years. The overall prevalence of pterygium was 112 (18.5% (95% CI (15.6– 21.7)). Being widowed (AOR = 7.32 (95% CI: 2.88, 18.57)), outdoor occupation (AOR = 2.50 (95% CI: 1.46, 4.29)), sun exposure (AOR = 2.38 (95% CI: 1.28, 4.43)), wind exposure (AOR = 1.97 (95% CI: 1.04, 3.72)), alcohol drinking (AOR = 2.26 (95% CI: 1.48, 4.63)), and severe blepharitis (AOR = 2.45 (95% CI: 1.48, 4.05)) had statistically significant positive association with pterygium.Conclusion: The prevalence of pterygium was relatively higher. Being widowed, outdoor occupation, sun exposure, wind exposure, alcohol drinking, and severe blepharitis were significantly associated with the development of pterygium.Keywords: pterygium, marital status, prevalence, Kolla Diba, Ethiopia
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author	Kassie Alemayehu T Addis Y Yenegeta Bizuneh Z Mulusew Tegegne M Alemayehu AM
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title	Prevalence and Associated Factors of Pterygium Among Adults Living in Kolla Diba Town, Northwest Ethiopia
title_short	Prevalence and Associated Factors of Pterygium Among Adults Living in Kolla Diba Town, Northwest Ethiopia
title_full	Prevalence and Associated Factors of Pterygium Among Adults Living in Kolla Diba Town, Northwest Ethiopia
title_fullStr	Prevalence and Associated Factors of Pterygium Among Adults Living in Kolla Diba Town, Northwest Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence and Associated Factors of Pterygium Among Adults Living in Kolla Diba Town, Northwest Ethiopia
title_sort	prevalence and associated factors of pterygium among adults living in kolla diba town, northwest ethiopia
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/1914ab874ed645b2902f8e58904f483b
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Pterygium Among Adults Living in Kolla Diba Town, Northwest Ethiopia

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