From: Awareness regarding eye donation among stakeholders in Srikakulam district in South India
Knowledge and perception | Students n = 124 (%) | Teachers n = 105 (%) | Persons engaged in social service n = 76 (%) | Kin of the family members n = 50 (%) | Total n = 355 (%) |
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Heard about eye donation | 101 (81.5) | 103 (98.1) | 76 (100.0) | 50 (100.0) | 330 (92.9) |
Eyes can be donated after death | 73 (58.9) | 90 (85.7) | 72 (94.7) | 50 (100.0) | 285 (80.3) |
Prior permission required for eye donation | 97 (78.2) | 92 (87.6) | 68 (89.5) | 31 (62.0) | 288 (81.1) |
Eye donation doesn’t cause any disfigurement | 85 (68.5) | 79 (75.2) | 55 (72.4) | 42 (84.0) | 261 (73.5) |
Eye donation means removal of cornea | 47 (37.9) | 61 (58.1) | 50 (65.8) | 37 (74.0) | 195 (54.9) |
Ideal time to remove eyes within 6 hours after death | 58 (46.8) | 74 (70.5) | 53 (69.7) | 43 (86.0) | 230 (64.8) |
The donated eyes used to replace cornea for another eye | 48 (38.7) | 64 (60.9) | 56 (73.7) | 32 (64.0) | 200 (56.3) |
Donated eyes can give sight to a blind person | 98 (79.0) | 99 (94.3) | 74 (97.4) | 43 (86.0) | 314 (88.5) |
Availability of nearest eye collection center | 59 (47.6) | 55 (52.4) | 48 (63.2) | 42 (84.0) | 204 (57.5) |
Perception of stakeholders on who can donate eyes | |||||
Person of any age | 71 (57.3) | 97 (92.4) | 73 (96.1) | 46 (92.0) | 287 (80.8) |
All gender | 101 (81.5) | 102 (97.1) | 76 (100.0) | 50 (100.0) | 329 (92.7) |
Current spectacle users | 19 (15.3) | 62 (59.0) | 44 (57.9) | 36 (72.0) | 161 (45.4) |
People with chronic diseases | 23 (18.5) | 32 (30.5) | 26 (34.2) | 18 (36.0) | 99 (27.9) |