Non-compliance for wearing spectacles: Prevalence and determinants in school-going children in South India

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dc.contributor.authorPawar, Neelamen_US
dc.contributor.authorRavindran, Meenakshien_US
dc.contributor.authorRenagappa, Ramakrishnanen_US
dc.contributor.authorRavilla, Thulsirajen_US
dc.contributor.authorRaman, Ramalakshmien_US
dc.contributor.authorUduman, Mohammed Sithiqen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-25T06:36:07Z
dc.date.available2023-08-25T06:36:07Z
dc.date.issued2023-02
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To study the prevalence and determinants of compliance with spectacle wear among school?age children in South India who were given spectacles free of charge under a school vision screening program. Methods: A cross?sectional, descriptive study was performed. The participants were recruited from the school from Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts of Tamil Nadu, where a school vision screening camp was conducted between January 2012 and October 2012. The school screening was performed under “Lavelle Pediatric Eye Care Project”. Of the 129,720 children examined of 249 schools, 4253 of children had refractive error and 3333 were prescribed and dispensed spectacles. A total of 683 children were interviewed, who were not wearing glasses on follow?up. Results: About 20% of the participants (683/3333) were not wearing their spectacles at examination. The most common reasons given for non?wear were lost (44.9%) or broken (35.3%) spectacles. There was no gender preference on compliance to spectacles. Conclusion: Compliance with spectacle wear is less even when spectacles are provided free of cost, particularly in children among the age group of 5–15 years. Because factors such as type of school, area (urban or rural), parent’s income, occupation, and their education were not significantly affecting the compliance of spectacle wear, proper encouragement and counseling of the parents and the child become extremely important.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPediatric Ophthalmology and Squint Services, Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationPawar Neelam, Ravindran Meenakshi, Renagappa Ramakrishnan, Ravilla Thulsiraj, Raman Ramalakshmi, Uduman Mohammed Sithiq. Non-compliance for wearing spectacles: Prevalence and determinants in school-going children in South India. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023 Feb; 71(2): 608-613en_US
dc.identifier.issn1998-3689
dc.identifier.issn0301-4738
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/224853
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAll India Ophthalmological Societyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume71en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1106_22en_US
dc.subjectIncomeen_US
dc.subjectnon?complianceen_US
dc.subjectrefractionen_US
dc.subjectschool healthen_US
dc.subjectspectacle wearen_US
dc.subjectvision screeningen_US
dc.titleNon-compliance for wearing spectacles: Prevalence and determinants in school-going children in South Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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