Open AccessThe Use of Ready-Made Glasses Among Presbyopes in Selected Local Government Areas of Edo State, Nigeria
Author(s) -
J. A Ebeigbe,
P. N Uwagboe
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian journal of life sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2276-7029
DOI - 10.52417/njls.v11i1.26
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , demography , statistical significance , medicine , earnings , population , optometry , significant difference , socioeconomics , geography , business , environmental health , finance , sociology , philosophy , linguistics
The use of ready-made glasses (RMG) has been reported to be common in developing or poor resource countries. This cross-sectional questionnaire study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of use of ready-made glasses among presbyopes in selected Local Government Areas of Edo State. Over 2000 closed ended questionnaire were distributed among adult males and females in churches, schools, government offices and market places. One thousand six hundred were collected back. Properly completed 1496 forms were analyzed using percentages and correlation coefficient. Level of significance was set at p < 0.05. Male respondents made up 51.80% of the population while female respondents made up 48.20%. The mean age of respondents was 57 (±1.2) years. A total of 66.80% of them had bought RMG. While 41.60% felt it met their visual need, 52% on the other hand, said there could be problems associated with the use of RMG. Some of the respondents 52% said they would not advice others to buy RMG from the roadside. There was no statistical difference in the use of RMG between males and females (p<0.05). There was no statistically significant correlation between educational status and the use of RMG between the genders. There was also no statistically significant correlation between financial earnings and the use of RMG between the genders. The use of RMG appears to meet some of the need in eye care.