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Psycho-Cognitive Predictors of Eye Healthcare Seeking Behaviours among Secondary School Students in South-West Nigeria

Authors: ATULOMAH Nnodimele

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Journal Of The Nigerian Optometric Association

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Purpose: Poor eye healthcare seeking behaviour remains a global challenge among youth populations,
especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This has further impeded global efforts in eliminating avoidable causes
of blindness among at-risk individuals and directly accounts for poor outcomes in their quality of life and
the potentials of their contribution to economic development. This study sought to investigate the psycho-
cognitive predictors of eye healthcare seeking behaviours of secondary school students in a semi-urban
community of south-west Nigeria.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey design that adopted a multistage sampling technique to
collect data in respect of demographic characteristics and psycho-cognitive disposition of 422 consenting
students attending eight secondary schools in Ikenne LGA, Ogun State. A self-administered 57-item
validated instrument was used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics
of frequency, tables, means, standard deviation and multiple regression with statistical significance at 5%
level.
Results: Demographics of the respondents revealed that 44.3% were between the ages of 15 and 17
while 56.4% of the respondents were female. Psycho-cognitive disposition of respondents comprising
knowledge of eye care, attitudinal disposition towards eye care were significant predictors (p?.0001),
while perceived threat/susceptibility to eye infections was also a significant predictor (p=.017).
Conclusion: The eye healthcare seeking behaviours of secondary school students in the study remained
poor. Quality eye health education on good ocular hygiene and promotion programmes need to be conducted
for the students to increase their eye healthcare seeking behavior.

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ATULOMAH,N. . (2020). Psycho-Cognitive Predictors of Eye Healthcare Seeking Behaviours among Secondary School Students in South-West Nigeria, 22 (), 14-14.

ATULOMAH,N. . "Psycho-Cognitive Predictors of Eye Healthcare Seeking Behaviours among Secondary School Students in South-West Nigeria" 22, no (), (2020): 14-14.

ATULOMAH,N. and . (2020). Psycho-Cognitive Predictors of Eye Healthcare Seeking Behaviours among Secondary School Students in South-West Nigeria, 22 (), pp14-14.

ATULOMAHN, . Psycho-Cognitive Predictors of Eye Healthcare Seeking Behaviours among Secondary School Students in South-West Nigeria. 2020, 22 ():14-14.

ATULOMAH,Nnodimele , . "Psycho-Cognitive Predictors of Eye Healthcare Seeking Behaviours among Secondary School Students in South-West Nigeria", 22 . (2020) : 14-14.

[1] A.Nnodimele , "Psycho-Cognitive Predictors of Eye Healthcare Seeking Behaviours among Secondary School Students in South-West Nigeria" vol.22, no., pp. 14-14, 2020.

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