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A study to assess awareness on eye donation and willingness to pledge eyes for donation in adult population in Gwalior district (M.P.), India

机译：一项评估印度瓜廖尔地区（M.P.）成年人对眼捐赠和认捐意愿的研究

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Background: Purpose of current study was to determine the awareness of eye donation and willingness to pledge eyes for donation in the government colonies (Central and state govt. colonies) of district Gwalior (M.P.). Corneal diseases constitute a significant cause of visual impairment and blindness in the developing world. Although Strategies to prevent corneal blindness are likely to be more cost effective, visual rehabilitation by Corneal Transplantation remains the major treatment for restoring sight in those who already have corneal blindness. Methods: The present study was undertaken from July 2012 to Dec. 2012 with a total population 2192 was surveyed of people residing in central and state govt. Colonies of district Gwalior in which total of 500 houses were taken. The total population aged 30 years and above were interrogated by a predesigned questionnaire regarding awareness of eye donation, any eye related problem and willingness to pledge eyes for donation. Results: The total respondents were 947 in which 481 (50.79%) were Males and 466 (49.21%) were females. The awareness of eye donation was present in 590 (62.30%) while 357 (37.70%) were not aware. Conclusion: The awareness regarding eye donation should be increased so that the public's attitude would be more favorable to facilitate an increase in the number of corneas available for transplantation.
机译：背景：本研究的目的是确定瓜廖尔（M.P.）地区政府殖民地（中央和州政府殖民地）对捐献眼睛的认识和愿意捐献眼睛的意愿。角膜疾病是发展中国家视力障碍和失明的重要原因。尽管预防角膜失明的策略可能更具成本效益，但通过角膜移植进行视力康复仍然是已经患有角膜盲的人恢复视力的主要方法。方法：本研究于2012年7月至2012年12月进行，调查了总人口2192人，这些人居住在中央和州政府中。瓜廖尔地区的殖民地，总共占领了500所房屋。预先设计的问卷调查了30岁及以上的总人口，这些问卷涉及对捐赠眼睛的认识，与眼睛有关的任何问题以及承诺捐赠眼睛的意愿。结果：受访者总数为947，其中男性为481（50.79％），女性为466（49.21％）。有590人（62.30％）有捐献眼睛的意识，而357人（37.70％）则没有。结论：应提高对捐献眼的认识，以使公众的态度更有利于促进可用于移植的角膜数量的增加。

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