scholarly journals Eye donation: awareness and willingness among shopkeepers

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 2056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reshma Patil ◽  
Jayashree Gothankar ◽  
Prerna Bhat ◽  
Jitesh Saluja ◽  
Shrivallabh Sane
Keyword(s):  
Urban Health ◽  
Corneal Transplantation ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Training Center ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Field Practice ◽  
Corneal Transplants ◽  
Corneal Blindness ◽  
Eye Donation

Background: Corneal blindness is one of the important causes of blindness in India that can be conventionally cured by corneal transplantation. The number of corneal transplants done is less than the actual requirement in India due to inadequate number of corneas collected. Therefore increasing awareness regarding eye donation and also willingness to pledge for the same is the today’s need. Hence current study was undertaken to assess the awareness regarding eye donation and the willingness to pledge the eye for donation amongst the shopkeepers in urban area of Pune city.Methods: Total 1014 shopkeepers above 15 years of age from field practice area of Urban Health Training Center of a private medical college, Pune were interviewed regarding awareness of eye donation and willingness to pledge eye for eye donation.Results: Out of total 1014 subjects, 752 (74.16%) were aware of eye donation amongst which males were maximum (75.13%) compared to females (24.87%). Awareness was more in the age group >40 years i.e. 47.87%. Willingness to pledge eyes for eye donation was 19.83%.Conclusions: Though the awareness regarding eye donation is high very few of them are ready to donate their eyes. Therefore more transfer of knowledge is needed to motivate people for eye donation which will be helpful in reducing the gap between the availability of corneas and actual requirement. 

scholarly journals Awareness, Knowledge and Willingness Regarding Eye Donation among Dental Students of Kist Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Lalitpur, Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
Anjila Basnet ◽  
Pragya Singh Basnet ◽  
Ram Sudhan Lamichhane ◽  
Prabhat Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Corneal Transplantation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Visual Rehabilitation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Corneal Blindness ◽  
Eye Donation

Background: Corneal disease constitutes a significant cause for visual im­pairment and blindness in the developing world. Visual rehabilitation by corneal transplantation for which increased awareness regarding an eye donation is essential, remains the only treatment option for restoring sight in those who suffer from corneal blindness. Hence, the present study con­ducted to assess the awareness, knowledge and willingness about eye do­nation among dental students of KIST medical college & teaching hospital, Nepal Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in KIST medical college and teaching hospital in Nepal during the period of 21st to 30th April 2019. A total of 185 dental students were selected as study group by con­venience sampling technique. A Semi-structured questionnaire was used for data collection and analyzed by using SPSS 16. Descriptive statistics and Chi square/ Fischer exact tests were used for data analysis. Results: Out of total 185 dental students who participated in this study, 176 (95.1%) were aware about eye donation, 133 (71.9%) knew that the cornea is used for eye donation and 70 (37.8%) knew that ideal time for eye donation is within six hours of death. Awareness regarding eye dona­tion in male and female students was found to be statistically significant (p =0.013). Conclusions: The present study revealed that most of the dental students were aware regarding eye donation and most of them were willing to do­nate their eyes. Awareness regarding eye donation will form the prime base for the elimination of avoidable corneal blindness in Nepal.

scholarly journals STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE & AWARENESS REGARDING EYE DONATION AMONG STUDENTS OF CIMS BILASPUR (C.G.)

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Vijay Kumar Manwani
Keyword(s):  
Corneal Transplantation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Eye Disease ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Eye Bank ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Correct Knowledge ◽  
Sociodemographic Profile ◽  
Eye Donation

Background-Eye donation is an act of donating ones eye after his/her death. it is an act of charity,purely for the benefit of the society and is totally voluntary. age or systemic illness such as diabetes or hypertension, heart disease \,kidney disease is not barrier for eye donation.. eye disease are a significant cause of visual impairment and blindness in the developing world.approximately 18.7 million people are blind in india and 1,90,000 are blind from bilateral corneal disease.For such people corneal transplantation helps in restoring their sight. According to the eye bank association of india the current cornea procurement rate in india is 22,000 per year.Programme and activities conducted across the country to impart the significance of eye donation and its useful to visual impaired people. Objectives- 1.To assess sociodemographic profile of the students.2.To assess the knowledge & awareness regarding eye donation among study subject. Methodology-Study Subject;-Medical student CIMS college Bilaspur. Type Of Study :-Observational Cross sectional study. Study Area :- CIMS medical college Study Duration:-July 2017 to December 2017. Sample Size :- 100medical students in CIMS medical college Bilaspur(C.G) Study Tools :- Pre designed questionnaires Results:- In the present study, there was nearly 46% male and 54% female. 100% of the participants had heard about eye donation.The commonest source of knowledge on eye donation, Dr (32%) followed by TV(25%), Friends (20%). Majority (63%) of participants had correct knowledge that eye should be removed from dead donor within 6 hours.80% of the participants replied eye donation is done by all age group people. Conclusion:- Majority (63%) of participant had correct knowledge regarding eye donation. Majority (79%) of the students have willingness regarding eye donation

scholarly journals Perception and Willingness towards Eye Donation in an urban community of West Bengal

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 290-297
Author(s):  
Shibaji Gupta ◽  
Seshadri Kole ◽  
Saikat Bhattacharya ◽  
Debjani Guchhait
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Economic Class ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Corneal Blindness ◽  
Eye Donation

Introduction: Corneal blindness, though treatable, contributes largely to the burden of blindness. With 1.2 million existing cases of corneal blindness in India, the demand for cornea collection is increasing. 69349 corneas were collected in 2018-19 but it is much less than what is needed. Faulty perceptions and unwillingness are two major hurdles against a scenario favourable towards eye donation. The objectives of the study was to assess the perception and willingness towards eye donation and the socio-demographic variables that affect such perception and willingness, in an urban community of West Bengal. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study conducted among adult residents of the urban field practice area of Medical College Kolkata, data was collected from randomly selected eligible members, one each from all the available families by interviewing them using a validated pre tested schedule. Results: Eighty nine (52.3%) among 170 interviewed participants had Secondary level education or higher, 49.4% had outdoor engagement. 128 participants reported ocular morbidity in the family but only 126 had heard about eye donation. 98 (77.8%) of these 126, had favourable perception towards eye donation. Among these 98 participants, 40 were willing to pledge for eye donation. Higher education and outdoor engagement significantly predicted favourable perception, while willingness significantly increased with participants belonging to higher socio-economic class and with higher education. Conclusions: Compared to favourable perception, willingness of pledging eyes was lesser due to various false notions. Proper education through usage of means of mass communication and stress upon school education is needed to address these hurdles.

scholarly journals Eye donation awareness and willingness among patients attending ophthalmology OPD at Goa medical college and hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 243-249
Author(s):  
Dr. Ankita Gaunekar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Outpatient Department ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Eye Banks ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Corneal Blindness ◽  
Sight Restoration ◽  
Study Type ◽  
Eye Donation

Introduction: Significant cause of corneal blindness in India is due to trauma and corneal ulcers.India needs 2.5lakh donated corneas every year, the country’s eye banks manage to collect onlyabout 44806, out of these only some are utilized for sight restoration as the others do not meet thestandard for transplantation. The present study aimed to evaluate the awareness regarding eyedonation among the patients and their relatives attending the outpatient department (OPD) at GoaMedical College and hospital, giving them the knowledge and thus encouraging them to pledge theireyes for donation, which is the need of the hour. Material and Methods: This study was conductedon 300 patients who attended ophthalmology OPD (outpatient department) at Goa medical collegeand hospital. This is a closed-end type of study wherein the patients who were willing to participatein the study were requested to fill the form and answer 10 questions related to the awareness of eyedonation and willingness to donate eyes. The questionnaire had the first few questions regardingbrief details about each participant followed by 10 questions which had multiple options andparticipants were requested to answer as per their choice. It was a pretested questionnaire thatincluded questions on eye donation awareness, knowledge regarding the subject, and willingness todonate eyes. All participants were well informed about the study type and written informed consentwas taken for the same. No patients were harmed during the study. Results: The results showedthat 252 (84%)among 300 patients were aware of eye donation. Awareness was maximum throughmass media and hospitals. 68% of responders were not aware that there is an eye bank in Goa.79% of responders were not aware that only cornea is removed from the donor’s eye. Only about32% of the patients were willing to donate their eyes.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude about eye donation amongst anganwadi workers in a rural block of Pune district in India: a quasi experimental study

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 3669
Author(s):  
Amruta Barhate ◽  
Prasad Pore ◽  
Amol Nath
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Corneal Transplantation ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
Corneal Transplants ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Eye Donation

Background: Corneal diseases constitute a significant cause of visual impairment and blindness in India. Corneal transplantation is a major solution for this. In order to increase the corneal transplants, motivation of rural population is must to increase eye donation rates. Anganwadi workers (AWWs) constitute a major potential source of information in rural areas which needs to be educated to increase the procurement of corneas. The aims and objectives of the study was to compare the knowledge and attitude about eye donation amongst AWWs in rural Pune before and after intervention.Methods: The study was conducted in a randomly selected block of Pune. A pre-designed, pre-tested, anonymous, self-administered questionnaire was filled by the AWWs. A session on eye donation was conducted. The AWWs again filled the same questionnaire.Results: Study comprised of 86 AWWs, seventy-one (%) AWWs were aware about eye donation. Media was the main source of information followed by doctors. About 25.6% workers knew that cornea is the part of eye used for transplant. Eyes can be donated within 6 hours of death was known to 61.6% participants. A significant increase in the knowledge and attitude about eye donation occurred after intervention and most of them were willing to pledge for their eyes.Conclusions: Simple intervention in the form of lectures and short talks can make a significant change in the knowledge and attitude of AWWs. 

scholarly journals A study on knowledge regarding eye donation among first year nursing students of a nursing school and college of Berhampur, Odisha

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 4942
Author(s):  
Parsuram Jena ◽  
Dhaneswari Jena ◽  
Monali Kar ◽  
Pravati Jena ◽  
Ranjeeta Nayak
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Corneal Transplantation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Corneal Blindness ◽  
Total Blindness ◽  
Sight Restoration ◽  
Eye Donation

Background: In India bilateral corneal blindness constitute one percent of total blindness, With huge addition of cases of corneal blindness annually. Corneal transplantation offers the potential for sight restoration. The patients for corneal transplantation are growing due to insufficient number of eye donations in India. The gap between demand and supply is due to low awareness. Especially there is a need to study the knowledge of first line health counsellor in health facility where potential donors are available.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on May 2016 with 140 first year Nursing students to assess their perception towards eye donation. Data were expressed as proportions and percentages using SPSS 16.Results: All participants knew about eye donation and 95.7% said these can be done irrespective of age and sex of the deceased. 55% students told HIV is a contraindication, 10% said that request for eye donations can be made by person himself alive or relatives after death. 15% knew that eye can be donated within six hours of death but none were aware regarding storage of donated eyes before transplantation. Only 2.1% of them heard about Hospital Corneal Retrieval Programme. Television (100%) was the main source of information. All of them personally supported eye donation.Conclusions: The present study revealed that nursing students had heard about eye donation but knew less about the details of the procedure. They can contribute to awareness and motivating people for eye donation during their postings in various department in hospital.

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