@article{Huang2023, 
author = {Luo-Ming Huang and Xian-Ming Fan and Yu-Hong Xie and Zhi-Yong Meng and Ting Chen and Bing-Fa Dai and Yang Yu and Zhen Zeng and Chun-Ya Zhou and Jia-Jia Lin and Yin-He Chen and Qian Wang and Jian-Min Hu},
title = {Improving myopia awareness via school-based myopia prevention health education among Chinese students},
year = {2023},
journal = {International Journal of Ophthalmology},
volume = {16},
number = {5},
pages = {794-799},
keywords = {myopia, myopia awareness, myopia knowledge, health education},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.18240/ijo.2023.05.18},
doi = {10.18240/ijo.2023.05.18},
abstract = {AIMTo 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.METHODSA 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.RESULTSThe study included 957 and 850 pre- and post-health education participants, 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%.CONCLUSIONImplementing school-based myopia prevention health education improves knowledge, attitudes, and skills regarding myopia among Chinese middle school students.}
}