Improving myopia awareness via school-based myopia prevention health education among Chinese students  

作　　者：Luo-Ming Huang Xian-Ming Fan Yu-Hong Xie Zhi-Yong Meng Ting Chen Bing-Fa Dai Yang Yu Zhen Zeng Chun-Ya Zhou Jia-Jia Lin Yin-He Chen Qian Wang Jian-Min Hu 

机构地区：[1]Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry,the School of Medical Technology and Engineering,Fujian Medical University,Fuzhou 350000,Fujian Province,China [2]Department of Ophthalmology,the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University,Quanzhou 362000,Fujian Province,China [3]Shenzhen Eye Hospital,Jinan University,Shenzhen Eye Institute,Shenzhen 518040,Guangdong Province,China [4]The Research Center for Juvenile Myopia Prevention and Control of Fujian Province,Fuzhou 350000,Fujian Province,China [5]Engineering Research Center of Assistive Technology for Visual Impairment,Fujian Province University,Quanzhou 362000,Fujian Province,China [6]Eye Institute and Affiliated Xiamen Eye Center of Xiamen University,Xiamen 361000,Fujian Province,China [7]Department of Ophthalmology,Quan Zhou Women’s and Children’s Hospital,Quanzhou 362000,Fujian Province,China

出　　处：《International Journal of Ophthalmology(English edition)》2023年第5期794-799,共6页国际眼科杂志（英文版）

基　　金：Supported by National Key R&D Programmes of China(No.2018YFC2002602);Special Task of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China(No.087280);Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen(No.SZSM201812090);Startup Fund for Scientific Research,Fujian Medical University(No.2020QH1109);Fujian Medical University High-level Talents Scientific Research Launch Fund(No.XRCZX2021011)。

摘　　要：AIM:To investigate the myopia awareness level,knowledge,attitude,and skills at baseline and to implement and evaluate the efficacy of myopia prevention health education among Chinese students.METHODS:A total of 1000 middle school students from 2 middle schools were invited to participate in the study,and myopia prevention health education was conducted.The students were assessed at baseline,followed by a survey.The efficacy of health education was evaluated using the self-comparison method pre-and post-health education.RESULTS:The study included 957 and 850 pre-and post-health education par ticipants,respectively.The baseline knowledge of all respondents on myopic symptoms(87.5%),myopia is a risk of eyes(72.9%),myopia prevention(91.3%),myopia increases with age(86.7%),performing periodic eye examinations(92.8%),and one first,one foot,and one inch(84.8%)significantly increased after health education(P<0.001 for all).However,the percentage of students who still did not think it necessary to take breaks after 30-40min of continuous near work was 27.0%.The opinion that“myopia can be cured”was still present in 38.3%.CONCLUSION:Implementing school-based myopia prevention health education improves knowledge,attitudes,and skills regarding myopia among Chinese middle school students.

关 键 词：MYOPIA myopia awareness myopia knowledge health education 

分 类 号：R778.11[医药卫生—眼科] R193[医药卫生—临床医学]