| Popis: |
Vision is one of the most cherished sense and most of us can hardly imagine what it would be like to lose it. Blindness is a chronic non – communicable disease, which is major public health problem worldwide specially in developing countries like India. Major contributing factor of blindness is cataract, by timely intervention, blindness can be prevented, this study based on assessment of awareness and healthcare seeking behavior, can fill the gap in knowledge related to cataract. Methods: This Community based cross sectional study was carried out in among 250 adult residents of Raipur City (C.G.). multistage random sampling was used. Data was compiled and analysed in MS excel. Results: Majority (78.8%) of participants had heard of Cataract, 83.23% were aware of the symptoms of cataract. The most common reported symptoms of cataract were white opacity (59.89%) followed by diminution of vision (57.36%). (36.04%) study subjects with self or family member were detected with cataract in last 2 years. Out of them, 65 participants went to doctor (41.26% to Govt. doctor and 50.70% to private doctor) and 9.85% did nothing about it. Conclusion: There was good awareness about symptoms of cataract and good health seeking behavior related to cataract. |
