Publication: Contact lens use patterns, behavior and knowledge among university students in Thailand
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2021-01-01
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11775483
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11775467
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2-s2.0-85103075621
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Mahidol University
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Clinical Ophthalmology. Vol.15, (2021), 1249-1258
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Chantaka Supiyaphun, Passara Jongkhajornpong Contact lens use patterns, behavior and knowledge among university students in Thailand. Clinical Ophthalmology. Vol.15, (2021), 1249-1258. doi:10.2147/OPTH.S304735 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/78787
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Contact lens use patterns, behavior and knowledge among university students in Thailand
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Purpose: Little is known about contact lens (CL) use in young generation. This study aimed to investigate the patterns, behavior and knowledge of CL wear and care in Thai university students. Methods: A cross-sectional study using online questionnaires was conducted during July 2019 to February 2020 in two Rajabhat universities, Bangkok, Thailand. Participant characteristics, CL information, knowledge and behaviors were collected. Factors associated with poor behaviors and CL-related corneal ulcers were analyzed using logistic regression. Results: Of 493 students participating in the survey, 336 students (66.78%) were current CL users and completed the questionnaires. Mean age was 19.2 ± 1.4 years with female predominance (80.36%). All students wore soft CL with a major replacement schedule of monthly disposable (90.18%). Good CL wear and care behaviors were found in 190 students (56.55%). The most common poor CL behavior and poor CL knowledge were CL overuse (44.64%) and sleeping with lenses (31.85%), respectively. There were no correlations between behaviors and knowledge (r = 0.03). Purchasing lens from internet, wearing experience over one year, and long wear duration (> 12 hours) were significantly associated with poor CL behavior. Male gender and swimming with lens were significantly associated with history of corneal ulcers. Conclusion: The study pointed out a low compliance of CL wear and care in Thai university students. Good CL practices, awareness of CL-related complications and purchas- ing place should be carefully informed and regularly stressed to minimize preventable visual damage in young population.