Eye health knowledge of Early Childhood and Classroom Education Departments’ Students of an Education Faculty: Descriptive study from Turkey
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge of students and increase awareness regarding eye health in an Education Faculty in Ankara, Turkey. Method: The population of this descriptive study (n=330; response rate 76.1%) was third and fourth year students of Early Childhood Education (n=130) and Classroom Education (n=200) Departments in 2016-2017 Spring Semester. Data were collected via a structured, pre-tested, self-administered 34-question questionnaire. Ethical permission was obtained from Hacettepe University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Board as well as verbal consent of the students. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.0; descriptive statistics were presented with numbers and percentages; Chi-square test was used to detect the difference between categorical variables; the level of significance was considered as p-value <0.05. Results: Of the students, 89.2% were female and 64.9% were from the Classroom Education Department. The majority of the participants knew the situations with high probability of eye trauma, causes of visual impairment, indicators of visual impairment and recommendations for prevention of eye health. However, a considerable number did not know suitable practices about characteristics of disordered eyes and first aid for eye trauma. Conclusion: In conclusion, knowledge of the students was not satisfactory in general and developing the eye health education program in the curriculum was recommended.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
August 31, 2019
Submission Date
May 31, 2018
Acceptance Date
February 25, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 17 Number: 2