The eyes play an important role in mobility, function, and
enjoyment of life; they perform the sole task of capturing
light. For this reason, it is important to maintain good ocular
health. This study was conducted to determine knowledge
and practice of ocular health among post basic nursing
students of University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin
City, Edo State. This study used a descriptive survey design,
Taro Yamane formula was used to determine the sample size,
quota and simple random sampling techniques was used to
select an 83-sample size from the target population. Data
was obtained from the respondents with the use of selfconstructed
questionnaire, Cronbach’s alpha reliability
estimate was adopted for the study and the overall reliability
measured 0.93. Data was coded and entered into the
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23
for windows. Data analysis for the 3 subscales was done
using frequencies and percentages, same was presented
using tables and charts. Chi-Square statistic was used to test
the null hypothesis at p=0.05. The demographic
characteristics of this study indicates that the majority of the
respondents are female (84.3%), RN (39.8%), Perioperative
Nursing (34%), and had 6 – 10 years for experience
(43.4%). This study also reveals that the respondent are
highly knowledgable about ocular health (80%) but the
practice of ocular health is very Poor (34%) and perceived
barriers to practice of ocular health among post basic
nursing students Too much work include: load (59%), Cost
of eye care is not affordable (97.6%), No eye problem in our
family (74.7%), There is no need have an eye care
appointment when I have no symptoms of eye problem
(83.1%) while Long waits at the eye care unit is not
significant (19.3%). Hypothesis tested reveals that there is a
significant association between respondents’ knowledge on
ocular health and practice (P=0.016). Based on the
findings, it is therefore recommended that modalities should
be developed at administrative and institutional level to
ensure that these students on resumption to school undergo
medical examination including ocular check-up to improve
their health and detect any abnormality for prompt
intervention.
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- knowledge; Practice; Perceived barriers
- KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF OCULAR HEALTH AMONG POST
