Prevalence and associated factors of symptomatic dry eye among undergraduate students in Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa, Ethiopia

ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of symptomatic dry eye (SDE) among undergraduate students at the College of Medicine and Health Science, Hawassa University, Ethiopia.Methods and analysisInstitution-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a systematic...

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Published in:BMJ open ophthalmology 2022-12, Vol.7 (1), p.e001149
Main Authors: Mohammed, Seid, Kefyalew, Biruktawit, Kebede, Balcha Negese, Markos Lorato, Merkineh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College students
Cornea and Ocular Surface
Data collection
epidemiology
eye (globe)
Eye diseases
eye Lids
Health sciences
Independent variables
infection
inflammation
lacrimal drainage
medical education
Medical schools
Medical students
Medicine
ocular surface
Ophthalmology
Patients
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Sample size
Sampling techniques
University students
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Summary:ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of symptomatic dry eye (SDE) among undergraduate students at the College of Medicine and Health Science, Hawassa University, Ethiopia.Methods and analysisInstitution-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a systematic random sampling technique. A total of 311 undergraduate students were recruited to execute the study. Ethical clearance was obtained from the ethical review committee of the school of Medicine and Health Science. A standardised self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data were entered using Epi Info V.7 and cleaned and analysed using SPSS V.23. Binary and multivariable logistic regression analysis was done to select candidate variables and to identify statistically significant factors. Variables with a p value of
ISSN:2397-3269
2397-3269
DOI:10.1136/bmjophth-2022-001149