[Ocular health beliefs among teachers in the public educational system of the city of São Paulo, SP, Brazil]. / Crenças sobre saúde ocular entre professores do sistema público de ensino do Município de São Paulo, SP - Brasil.
Rev Saude Publica
; 34(1): 9-14, 2000 Feb.
Article
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| ID: mdl-10769354
OBJECTIVE: With the purpose of collecting information for training programs targeted to teachers, ocular health beliefs were assessed concerning eyeglasses wear, visual problems and damages while reading in different settings. METHODS: A survey was carried out among first-grade teachers of public elementary schools located in the Southern region of S. Paulo city, state of S. Paulo, Brazil. The study population included 545 subjects from 120 different schools. A self-administered structured questionnaire was developed based on a previous exploratory study. RESULTS: Average age in this population was 37.8 years and they have been working as educators for an average of 13.2 years; most of them (67.4%) have not received orientation on ocular health for the last three years; almost all of them (99.4%) believed that eyeglasses should be wore constantly; 62. 3% considered the fact of a constant vision straining as an aggravating factor for eye disorders; 95% of the teachers admitted that there could be damaging consequences when someone watches television at a distance of less than 2 meters; 59.9% of them believed that watching TV with the lights off could damage one's vision; 45.6% considered reading in a moving vehicle a cause for visual problems. CONCLUSIONS: Popular beliefs related to eye health reveal a need for orientation programs for teachers in order to implement preventive actions related to eye health within elementary schools.
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Assunto principal:
Visão Ocular
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Nível de Saúde
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Oftalmopatias
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Óculos
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Docentes
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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Pt
Revista:
Rev Saude Publica
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil