[
    {
        "id": "osp-12055",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Knowledge, attitude, and practice about red eye among the general population visiting a tertiary care hospital in rural setting, Tamil Nadu, India",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Arunachalam",
                "given": "Muthusundari"
            },
            {
                "family": "Devadas",
                "given": "Bravian Samvict"
            },
            {
                "family": "Saravanakumar",
                "given": "P"
            },
            {
                "family": "Premnath",
                "given": "Gnaneswaran"
            },
            {
                "family": "Bravian",
                "given": "Shinisha Paul"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/knowledge-attitude-and-practice-about-red-eye-among-the-general-population-visiting-a-tertiary-care-hospital-in-rural-setting-tamil-nadu-india",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2024
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Oman Journal of Ophthalmology",
        "volume": "17",
        "issue": "1",
        "page": "78-83",
        "DOI": "10.4103/ojo.ojo_17_23",
        "publisher": "Medknow Publications",
        "ISSN": "0974-620X",
        "abstract": "Background: Red eye is a common symptom in patients visiting the ophthalmology outpatient department (OPD). However, not all with red eye are due to infection and some can be threatening to visual loss. This study aimed to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among the general public regarding red eye attending a tertiary care hospital, Tamil Nadu.\n\nMethods: A cross-sectional study was conducted after approval by the institutional ethics review board among 500 patients >18 years attending general OPD excluding ophthalmology in tertiary hospital and research institute, Tamil Nadu, from January 2022 to April 2022. After informed consent, a semi-structured questionnaire with details of KAP on red eye was used and analyzed with descriptive statistics and Chi-square test using SPSS version 16.\n\nResults: Among the 500 participants, one-third were >60 years, 58%-females. Only 15.6% had awareness on red eye, 12.6% were aware of serious side effects while"
    }
]