THE OPHTHALMOLOGY MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN AMONG CHINESE ETHNIC GROUP IN PENANG, MALAYSIA

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2011-12-16
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CHUAN, CHIN LIANG
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All the while, refractive error is a social issue in all countries especially in Chinese community. Within Asia, the prevalence of refractive error is recorded the highest in urban Chinese populations such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Southern China and Malaysia. Visual impairment because of uncorrected refractive error is increasingly being recognized worldwide as an avoidable visual disability. Refractive error is known as the easiest visual impairment to treat and the most cost efficient eye care interventions. However, it is better to prevent refractive error because refractive error people will have to endure with the physical encumbrance and the financial burden of spectacles throughout their lives. Self efficacy belief suggested that children should have awareness to correct their faulty self beliefs. habit, improve their self-regulatory practices and alter the surrounding structure in order to have better understanding in refractive error. Nevertheless, previous studies to found the risk factors which related to refractive error in Malaysia Chinese children population is still very less. Thus, this study is conducted to determine the risk factors which have influence to refractive error among Chinese primary children by using a sample of 168 students from two government Chinese primary school in Penang, Malaysia. This study found that eating habit and genetic traits do not have significant relationship to refractive error. However, unhealthy lifestyle, good personal achievement and machine dependence are found to positively associate with the prevalence of refractive error among Chinese primary school children in Penang, Malaysia.
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OPHTHALMOLOGY MANAGEMENT , PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
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