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Demographic factors associated with myopia knowledge, attitude and preventive practices among adults in Ghana: a population-based cross-sectional survey

PURPOSE: Knowledge, positive attitude and good preventive practices are keys to successful myopia control, but information on these is lacking in Africa. This study determined the KAP on myopia in Ghana. METHODS: This was a population-based cross-sectional survey conducted among adults (aged 18 year...

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Autores principales:	Osuagwu, Uchechukwu L., Ocansey, Stephen, Ndep, Antor O., Kyeremeh, Sylvester, Ovenseri-Ogbomo, Godwin, Ekpenyong, Bernadine N., Agho, Kingsley E., Ekure, Edgar, Mashige, Khathutshelo Percy, Ogbuehi, Kelechi C., Rasengane, Tuwani, Nkansah, Nana Darkoah, Naidoo, Kovin Shunmugan
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2023
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10476336/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37667219 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16587-7

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