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Research article
Perceptions of eye health in schools in Pakistan
Khabir Ahmad , Mohammad Aman Khan , Mohammad Daud Khan , Mohammad Babar Qureshi , Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry and Clare Gilbert
BMC Ophthalmology 2006, 6:8 doi:10.1186/1471-2415-6-8
Published 2 March 2006
Abstract (provisional)
Background
Research exploring perceptions of children and their teachers of eye health is lacking. This paper reports for the first time on perceptions of primary schoolchildren and their teachers of healthy and diseased eyes, things that keep eyes healthy and damage them, and what actions to be taken in case of an eye injury.
Methods
Using draw and write technique, 160 boys and girls (9-12 years old) attending four primary schools in Abbottabad district, northern Pakistan, were invited to draw pictures in response to a set of semi-structured questions and then label them. Sixteen teachers who were currently teaching the selected students were interviewed one-on-one.
Results
Analysis of text accompanying 800 drawings and of the interview scripts revealed that most children and teachers perceived healthy eyes to be those which could see well, and diseased eyes to be those which have redness, watering, dirty discharge, pain, and itching; or those which have weak eyesight and blindness. Among things that students and teachers thought damage the eyes included sun, television, and sharp pointed objects, particularly pencils. Teachers noted that children with eye problems have difficulty seeing the blackboard well, screw up their eyes, and hold their books too close.
Conclusions
We conclude that schoolchildren and their teachers had a good knowledge of eye health, but many of them had serious misconceptions e.g., use of kohl, medicines and eye drops keeps eyes healthy. Kohl is an important source of lead and can reduce intelligence in children even at low blood levels. Health education in schools must take into account existing knowledge of children of and their misconceptions about various aspects of eye health. Such steps if taken could improve the relevance of eye health education to schoolchildren.
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ijazali
Re: Research in Ophthalmology
I believe the best research in pakistan is to study the natural History of diseases probably that is what we are doing. We are seeing the natural history of polio , TB , various malignancies and multiple other diseases. We just want to see how are pts with polio after 15 yrs if they are not given any treatment becuase we cannot give them vaccinies because we donot have enough money left after buying BMW , Toyota Landcruisers and bullet proof cars for the most unrequired ppl on earth( our top authorities) and above all we need to buy guns and Ammunition for the army otherwise they will feel left out and we should care more about those one million needless and empty souls rather than children of our country because we have to be strong we have to crush our neighbouring countries (Pls donot refer to all those wars which we have bitterly lost against our neighbouring country that was all conspirisy ). The educated ppl in our society are considered cowards because they cannot hit anyone they cannot kill anyone so they are of no use. the only reason somebody is important in our rotten society is how destructive he can be to u .
ijaz
mjadoon
Re: Research in Ophthalmology
quote:
asiddiqui wrote:
I am a young ophthalmology trainee in UK. I would like to get in touch with people from
Pakistan who are involved either in Basic science or clinical research. I would also be keen to take part in research in Pakistan.
The Suggestion is to visit Pakistan Institute of community Ophthalmology Peshawar.
The main areas of research are
Blindness
Outcomes of catarct surgery
Ocular Trauma
Trachoma
Age related macular degenration
Glaucoma and
Childhood Blindness
PICO has just finishes a nationwide survey on Prevalence of Blindess and Low Vision in Pakistan in collaboration with Internationa Centre for Eye Health, London Schoon of Hygiene and tropical Medcine.
you can contact me for further details
asiddiqui
Re: Research in Ophthalmology
This email based discussion group is for Ophthalmologists from around the world who are interested in Eye Healthcare and Vision Research in Pakistan. Hopefully it will provide a platform for promoting understanding of advancements/ research in Ophthalmology and its implication on ophthalmology practice in Pakistan. Trainees and established ophthalmologists are equally welcome.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ophthalmology_pak/
asiddiqui
Re: Research in Ophthalmology
Can u tell us what projects are you working on? what sort of facilities are available in -Al-Shifa? Do u have a link to pub_med? How do u order journal papers?
Siddiqui
