Cataract referral practice and associated factors among primary healthcare workers in Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2023.

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q3 OPHTHALMOLOGY

International Ophthalmology Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI:10.1007/s10792-025-03580-9

Zinachew Mulat Bogale, Mebratu Mulusew Tegegne, Tarekegn Cheklie Zeleke

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Abstract

Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to assess the level of Cataract Referral Practice And Associated Factors Among Primary Healthcare Workers in Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia,2023.

Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on 284 primary health care workers selected through systematic random sampling from June to August, 2023. Data were collected using a pre-tested, self-administered questionnaire. The data were entered into EPI Info version 7 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. A binary logistic regression model was used to identify out enabling factors for referral practice. The strength of association was expressed by odds ratios with a 95% confidence interval, and factors with a p- value less than 0.05 were considered as statistically significant.

Results: Among 284 primary health care workers, 96.1% (273) participated in the study with an average age of 30 years. Thirty-seven(13.6%) had received inservice training about cataracts. The proportion of good referral practice was 21.9% [95% CI (17.4-27.2.0)]. It was significantly associated with insevice training about cataract [AOR = 3.13, 95%CI (1.31-7.45)].

Conclusion: The study revealed that only a few study participants demonstrated good referral practice, which was linked to recieving training. It is better to increase efforts of practice by giving inservice eye care training to primary health care workers on the cataract referral scheme.

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2023年埃塞俄比亚西北部冈达尔中部地区初级卫生保健工作者白内障转诊实践及其相关因素

目的：本研究的主要目的是评估2023年埃塞俄比亚西北部贡达尔中部地区初级卫生保健工作者白内障转诊实践水平及其相关因素。方法：对2023年6 - 8月采用系统随机抽样方法抽取的284名基层卫生保健人员进行横断面研究。数据收集使用预先测试，自我管理的问卷。数据输入EPI Info version 7，导出到SPSS version 20进行分析。使用二元逻辑回归模型来确定转诊实践的有利因素。关联强度用比值比表示，比值比的置信区间为95%，p值小于0.05的因素被认为具有统计学意义。结果：284名基层卫生保健工作者中，96.1%（273人）参与了研究，平均年龄30岁。37人（13.6%）接受过白内障在职培训。良好转诊实践的比例为21.9% [95% CI(17.4-27.2.0)]。与人工白内障培训有显著相关性[AOR = 3.13, 95%CI(1.31-7.45)]。结论：研究表明，只有少数研究参与者表现出良好的转诊实践，这与接受培训有关。最好通过向初级卫生保健工作者提供有关白内障转诊计划的在职眼保健培训来增加实践的努力。

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International Ophthalmology OPHTHALMOLOGY-

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451

期刊介绍： International Ophthalmology provides the clinician with articles on all the relevant subspecialties of ophthalmology, with a broad international scope. The emphasis is on presentation of the latest clinical research in the field. In addition, the journal includes regular sections devoted to new developments in technologies, products, and techniques.