Abstract: A spectacle which is a corrective lens is typically worn in front of the eye to improve vision. The most common use is to correct refractive errors. In 2006, 153 million people were living with uncorrected refractive error, as reported by the World Health Organization. Of these, 13 million are children and 45 million are adults.2-5 Furthermore, 90% of people with uncorrected refractive error live in low income countries. Visual impairment as a result of uncorrected refractive error may make present a challenge in obtaining certain jobs which brings it economic effect of individuals. The study was a carried out in schools and it was a cross-sectional study of students attending senior high schools in Ejisu-Juaben Municipal which is one of the 30 administrative and political Districts in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. 315 respondents were selected by systematic and simple random sampling. This study concludes that students do not have adequate knowledge on spectacle use among senior high school students in the Ejisu Juaben District of Ghana. The study also concludes that the perception of students on spectacle use lack any scientifically proven ideas which inform them. Their attitudes may also discourage their friends from putting on spectacles when it is needed. It is recommended that cost-effective strategies for vision screening of school children be incorporated into the school health program of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education together with health education and promotion resources.
Keywords: Education, students, Health, World Health Organization.
Title: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTION OF SPECTACLE USE AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GHANA
Author: DR. OSEI BOAITEY
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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