Background and Purpose: The prevalence of myopia is increasing globally at an alarming rate with significant risk of vision impairment. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of myopia among medical students. Subjects: The subjects are the 171 regular third year medical students of Southwestern University PHIMA. Nationalities with less than ten population and irregular students, those who are not enrolled in all four subjects, are excluded from the study. Methods: The study used total population sampling. Subjects who were diagnosed as myopic were not given further tests unless they wanted to do the specific test. Students who didn’t qualify as emmetrope or those who have concerns of their vision or headache underwent the SROT. Results: Results: There was no significant difference in the prevalence of myopia with sex (left eye p=0.510, right eye p=), age (left eye p= 0.251, right eye p=0.190) and nationality (left eye p=0.579, right eye p=0.674). However, there was significant difference in the myopic with family history affecting right eye (p=0.008).Conclusion and Discussion: With the p value for sex, age and nationality being greater than 0.05, the null hypothesis is to be accepted. There is therefore an equal incidence of myopia between the two sexes, among the age distribution and among different nationalities. On the other hand, the p value for family history being less than 0.05, we therefore reject the null hypothesis, and therefore there is a higher incidence of myopia among students with negative family history of myopia.
Keywords: Myopia, Medical Students, Family History of Myopia,
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
Introduction 1
Objectives of the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 2
Statement of Null Hypothesis 3
Significance of the Study 3
Scope 4
Limitations 4
Definition of Terms 4
CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
Myopia and its Correlations with Sex 6
Myopia and its Correlations with Age 7
Myopia and its Correlations with Nationality 9
Myopia and its Correlations with Family History 9
CHAPTER 3 MATERIALS AND METHODS
Study Design 12
Sampling Design 12
Subject Description 12
Environment of Data Collection 12
Data Collection 12
Research Instrument 13
Data Gathering 13
Data Processing 14
Statistical Treatment 15
CHAPTER 4 INTERPRETATION, ANALYSIS OF DATA AND RESULTS
General Profile of the Third Year Population 17
Myopia and Sex 20
Myopia and Age 20
Myopia and Nationality 21
Myopia and Family History 21
CHAPTER 5 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary 23
Conclusion 24
Recommendations 25
APPENDICES
A Gantt chart 26
B Informed Consent 27
C Research Tool: Survey Sheet 28
D Research Tool: SROT Record Sheet 29
BIBLIOGRAPHY 31
Kaka, R. (2023). Analysis Of Prevalence And Demographic Characteristics Of Medical Students With Myopia. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/analysis-of-prevalence-and-demographic-characteristics-of-medical-students-with-myopia
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Kaka, Ramesh . "Analysis Of Prevalence And Demographic Characteristics Of Medical Students With Myopia" Afribary (2023). Accessed April 27, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/analysis-of-prevalence-and-demographic-characteristics-of-medical-students-with-myopia