EC Ophthalmology

Objective: To assess the knowledge of primary eye care (PEC) among selected primary health care (PHC) workers in Rivers State, Nigeria.

Materials and Methods: The study was an observational cross-sectional study carried out among 31 PHC workers in Rivers state, Nigeria. All participants had a pre-test, followed by training on PEC and a post-test afterwards.

Results: 48.4% of participants were doctors (general practitioners). Other participants were nurses, Community health officers and Health information officers. 83.9% of participants had good scores in the pre-test prior to the training and there was a statistically significant difference in the mean scores at pre-test and post-test.

Conclusion: The knowledge of primary eye care among primary health care workers will likely improve with regular on-the-job training.

 Keywords: Primary Eye Care (PEC); Primary Health Care (PHC); Health Information Officers; Community Health Officers

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