Prevalence of Risk Factors of Retinal Diseases among Patients in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea

Purpose. To explore the prevalence of risk factors of retinal diseases among patients seeking services from Madang Provincial Hospital Eye Clinic in Papua New Guinea. Materials and Methods. A hospital-based retrospective study was conducted at the only eye clinic serving the entire Madang province o...

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Published in:International journal of clinical practice (Esher) 2022-09, Vol.2022, p.1-8
Main Authors: Owusu-Afriyie, Bismark, Baimur, Isabelle, Gende, Theresa, Baia, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acuity
Age
Blood levels
Blood pressure
Body mass index
Body weight
Cataracts
Demographics
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetic retinopathy
Eye
Eye surgery
Fasting
Gender
Hypertension
Macular degeneration
Overweight
Patients
Retina
Risk factors
Statistical analysis
Surgery
Visual acuity
Visual impairment
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Summary:Purpose. To explore the prevalence of risk factors of retinal diseases among patients seeking services from Madang Provincial Hospital Eye Clinic in Papua New Guinea. Materials and Methods. A hospital-based retrospective study was conducted at the only eye clinic serving the entire Madang province of Papua New Guinea. Purposive sampling was used to obtain data from patients’ record cards at the eye clinic from January to June 2021. The data collected included gender, age, presenting visual acuity, blood pressure, blood sugar level, body mass index, smoking habits, and history of cataract surgery. The data was analyzed using the International Business Machines Corporation’s Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21. A p-value of
ISSN:1368-5031
1742-1241
DOI:10.1155/2022/6120908