Knowledge acquisition and retention when implementing public health awareness training on common pediatric eye conditions in Thailand  

作　　者：Fountane Chan Mani Woodward Michael Parappilly Yichen Fan Saron Tedla Ratipark Tamornpark Jamie Anderson Chalitar Chomchoei Manassawin Kampun Fartima Yeemard Buathanya Srikua Elizabeth White Allison Summers 

机构地区：[1]Casey Eye Institute,Oregon Health&Science University,Portland,Oregon,USA [2]School of Health Science,Mae Fah Luang University,Mueang Chiang Rai District,Chiang Rai,Thailand [3]Center of Excellence for Hill Tribe Health Research,School of Health Science,Mae Fah Luang University,Mueang Chiang Rai District,Chiang Rai,Thailand

出　　处：《Global Health Journal》2025年第1期27-36,共10页全球健康杂志(英文)

基　　金：supported by the National Institutes of Health(Bethesda,MD)through the P30 EY010572 core grant;the Malcolm M.Marquis,MD Endowed Fund for Innovation;an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness(New York,NY)to the Casey Eye Institute,Oregon Health&Science University;Additional support was provided by Oregon Health&Science University Global Health。

摘　　要：Background:Low awareness of common pediatric eye conditions,such as amblyopia,conjunctivitis,and myopia in rural Chiang Rai,Thailand,prompted the development of a specialized curriculum.This curriculum aimed to provide individuals serving these areas with resources to educate and disseminate information within their communities.Methods:A one-hour curriculum covering the causes,signs,diagnosis,treatment,and prevention of amblyopia,conjunctivitis,and myopia was delivered virtually to public health students at a Thai university and in-person to students at this university and rural community members.The in-person seminar included hands-on activities and simulations of these eye conditions.Knowledge acquisition and retention were assessed using pre-tests,immediate post-tests,and one-month post-tests.Results:The seminar was attended by 87 virtual public health students,111 in-person public health students,and 40 in-person rural community members.All groups showed significant improvement in test scores from pre-test to immediate post-test(P<0.001).In-person students had 1.57 times the odds of answering correctly on the immediate post-test compared to virtual students,despite no significant difference in baseline knowledge.However,the subset of in-person students who did not receive bilingual materials showed no significant difference in immediate post-test performance compared to virtual students(P>0.05).Although public health students had more than twice the odds of answering correctly at pre-test compared to rural community members,there were no significant differences between groups on the immediate post-test(P>0.05).Conclusion:A brief seminar significantly improved understanding and retention of pediatric eye conditions,achieving similar levels of understanding among public health students and rural community members,regardless of initial knowledge on this topic.In-person,hands-on seminars with educational materials in participants'preferred language proved more effective than virtual ones in achieving these improv

关 键 词：Curriculum development Health education Pediatric eye conditions Global health OPHTHALMOLOGY OPTOMETRY Health knowledge Health literacy Rural health 

分 类 号：R77[医药卫生—眼科]