Covariates on Vision Problems and their Relationship of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH)

Vision is very important for all living being and the sharpness of vision may be affected due to various causes like scarcity of the proper vitamins, minerals, balanced food, age and some other related covariates. The objectives of the research was to identify the influencing covariates among the 21 assigned variables of 72 patients who were suffering from various eye related problems following authors’ survey data using the purposive sampling technique. A throughout investigation and constructive analysis of the influential covariates have performed and the results are enlisted in result discussion section accordingly. As addition, history of vision problem and family history of diabetics, pathological examination, duration of diabetics and regularity in visiting doctors may have causal effect on vision problems we have given priorities on them. According to the pathological examination records only 4% patients depend on the HbA1c test, 22% on urine test and 74% on RBS test to know the diabetic status of the study area. Hypertension is one more risk factor having negative influences on the vision problem. This study shows about 39% of the patients have hypertension and rest 61% of the patients do not have hypertension. About 54% of the patients feeling that they are facing vision problem due to aged cause and rest 45% of the patients are feeling that they are facing vision problem due to diabetics. It is evident from the ophthalmic examination results that about 18% of the patients have normal vision and somewhat any deviation from normal vision have found for the rest 82% patients. The association between different covariates have been analysed following the Pearson’s Chi-Square test statistic. The asymptotic significant relation of vision has been unearthed with controlling method of diabetics and duration of hypertension will help to the concerning agencies for policy implication in the consigned area.

Author(s):

Most. Mira Khatun, Provash Kumar Karmokar, Azim Anwar AFM and Anwarul Kader M

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