Knowledge, attitude, and practice of parents of 3- to 5-year-olds regarding preschool vision and eye screening of kindergarten children in Al-Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia-a survey.

Q3 Medicine
Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO Pub Date : 2025-03-14 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.5693/djo.01.2024.06.003
Dora Hamad AlHarkan
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Abstract

Purpose: To assess the level and determinants of knowledge, attitude, and practice for eye and vision screening of preschool children among parents in Al-Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: Parents of kindergartners were surveyed in 2023. Questions relating to knowledge (10), attitude (5), and practice (5) of vision screening were asked. Answers were graded on a five-point Likert scale, where 1 indicates strong disagreement and 5 indicates strong agreement; results were analyzed with regard to family demographics and child refractive status.

Results: A total of 214 parents were surveyed, representing 214 households. Level of knowledge was good or very good in 66.2%, attitude was positive in 41%, and practice was acceptable in 72.2% of respondents. The median knowledge score was 4.0 (IQR, 3.5-4.0), median attitude score was 3.0 (IQR, 3.0-4.0), and median practice score was 4.0 (IQR, 3.0-4.0). Education and family income were associated with practice scores (P <0.001 [Kruskal-Wallis H test]). Refractive error status of the father was significantly associated with a positive attitude toward eye and vision screening of preschool children (P = 0.015 [Kruskal-Wallis]). Main sources of knowledge included ophthalmologists (49.5%), social media (16.4%), Google search (10.7%), and optometrists (10.7%); preferred sources of knowledge were ophthalmologists (60.3%) and optometrists (22.4%). Social media, computers, primary health care center staff, and opticians were less desired sources of information.

Conclusions: Parental knowledge on eye and vision screening for children in Al-Qassim Province has room to improve, and negative attitudes must be addressed. Practice for eye care in preschoolers was promising for adoption of universal preschool vision initiatives.

沙特阿拉伯Al-Qassim省3- 5岁儿童家长关于学龄前视力和幼儿园儿童眼睛筛查的知识、态度和实践调查
目的:评估沙特阿拉伯卡西姆省学龄前儿童家长对眼睛和视力筛查的知识、态度和做法的水平和决定因素。方法:于2023年对幼儿园家长进行问卷调查。对视力筛查的知识(10)、态度(5)和实践(5)进行问卷调查。答案按照李克特五分制打分,1分表示非常不同意,5分表示非常同意;结果分析了家庭人口统计和儿童屈光状态。结果:共有214名家长被调查,代表214个家庭。66.2%的受访者认为知识水平好或很好,41%的受访者认为态度积极,72.2%的受访者认为实践是可以接受的。知识得分中位数为4.0 (IQR, 3.5-4.0),态度得分中位数为3.0 (IQR, 3.0-4.0),实践得分中位数为4.0 (IQR, 3.0-4.0)。教育程度和家庭收入与实践成绩相关(P H检验)。父亲屈光不正状况与学龄前儿童眼睛视力筛查的积极态度显著相关(P = 0.015 [Kruskal-Wallis])。主要知识来源为眼科医生(49.5%)、社交媒体(16.4%)、谷歌搜索(10.7%)和验光师(10.7%);首选的知识来源是眼科医生(60.3%)和验光师(22.4%)。社交媒体、电脑、初级卫生保健中心工作人员和眼镜商是不太受欢迎的信息来源。结论:卡西姆省家长对儿童眼睛和视力筛查的了解仍有提高的空间,负面态度必须得到纠正。学龄前儿童的眼保健实践有望通过普遍的学前视力倡议。
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