title: Eye care services utilisation among pregnant women in Nigeria.
abstract: One hundred and sixty-five pregnant Nigerian women attending the antenatal clinic of LAUTECH teaching hospital, Ogbomoso, Nigeria between January and April 2014 were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents were obtained. Respondents were also asked: if they had had their eye examined by an eye specialist during the index pregnancy, frequencies of visit to eye care centers and indications for their visitation. A history of previous eye examination by eye care specialist/visit to eye clinic was considered as eye care utilisation. Selection of eligible subjects who consented to participate in the study was done using simple random technique. Logistic regression model was used to control sociodemographic and obstetric factors in order to determine independent covariate factor influencing the use of eye care services. Among the population studied, only 46 (32%) had eye examination during the index pregnancy. Level of education and occupational status of the respondents were found to be statistically significant factors (p = 0.001 and 0.008, respectively). There is a need for a policy that will encourage regular eye care services usage during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ophthalmology , LAUTECH Teaching Hospital , Ogbomoso , Oyo State , Nigeria .
authors.forename: Waheed A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Ibraheem
authors.affiliation: b Jericho Specialist Clinic , Ibadan , Oyo State , Nigeria .
authors.forename: Anifat B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Ibraheem
authors.affiliation: c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology .
authors.forename: Musliudeen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Owonikoko
authors.affiliation: c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology .
authors.forename: Aramide
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tijani
authors.affiliation: d Department of Internal Medicine and.
authors.forename: Michael Adeyemi
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Olamoyegun
authors.affiliation: e Department of Community Medicine , LAUTECH Teaching Hospital , Ogbomoso , Oyo State , Nigeria.
authors.forename: Soliu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: AbdSalam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D009549:Nigeria; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009907:Optometry / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Utilisation; eye care services utilisation; obstetric factor: sociodemographic characteristics; pregnancy; women