Compliance with spectacle wear among learners with hearing impairment in Ghana
African Journal of Disability
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Compliance with spectacle wear among learners with hearing impairment in Ghana | |
| Creator | Kwarteng, Michael A. Mashige, Khathutshelo P. Kyei, Samuel Govender-Poonsamy, Pirindhavellie Dogbe, Daniel S.Q | |
| Description | Background: Hearing-impaired learners with refractive problems require correction because poor vision hinders their development and educational pursuits.Objectives: To determine the level of compliance with spectacle wear in learners with hearing impairment in Ghana.Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used to investigate the level of compliance with spectacle wear in hearing-impaired learners with uncorrected refractive errors (URE). The participants were from six schools for the hearing impaired, comprising three schools from each sector (Northern and Southern) of Ghana.Results: Of the 1914 learners screened, 69 (3.61% CI: 2.82–4.54%) had URE. Sixty-two (89.9%) learners with URE had myopia (-0.50 Dioptre Sphere (DS) to -2.00DS), and 7 (10.1%) had hyperopia (+2.00DS to +10.00DS). There were more females (53.6%) with URE than males, and their ages ranged from 8 to 35 years, with a mean of 17.35 ± 5.19 years. Many (56.5%) learners complied with spectacle wear after 3 months of reassessment, with females being more compliant than males, but the difference was not significant (p = 0.544). Learners who complied well with the spectacle wear were those with moderate visual impairment (VI), followed by mild VI, while those with no VI were the least compliant. A significant difference was observed between spectacle compliance and presenting VI (p = 0.023).Conclusion: The spectacle wear compliance level was high compared to a previous study (33.7%) in Ghana.Contribution: This study highlights the importance of addressing URE among learners with hearing impairment in Ghana and Africa. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2024-06-13 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ajod.v13i0.1314 | |
| Source | African Journal of Disability; Vol 13 (2024); 7 pages 2226-7220 2223-9170 | |
| Language | eng | |
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