·Original article· Rural eye care practice - survey of ophthalmology resident doctors in Nigeria Ebere Achigbu 1 , Obiekwe Okoye 2 , Ada Aghaji 2 , Chimdia Ogbonnaya 3 , Chinyelu Ezisi 3 , Nkiru Nwachukwu 2 , Chimdi Chuka-Okosa 2 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Federal Medical Center, Owerri 1010, Imo State, Nigeria. 2 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla 01129, Enugu Nigeria. 3 Department of Ophthalmology, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakiliki 102, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Correspondence to: Obiekwe Okoye. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nigeria, Teaching Hospital, PMB 01129, Enugu, Nigeria. eagleobi@ yahoo. com Received: 2017-06-03 Accepted: 2018-05-24 尼日利亚乡村住院医师眼保健实践调查 Ebere Achigbu 1 , Obiekwe Okoye 2 , Ada Aghaji 2 , Chimdia Ogbonnaya 3 , Chinyelu Ezisi 3 , Nkiru Nwachukwu 2 , Chimdi Chuka-Okosa 2 ( 作者单位: 1 1010 尼日利亚, 伊莫州, 奥韦里, 联邦医疗中心眼 科; 2 01129 尼日利亚埃努古,Ituku Ozalla,尼日利亚大学教学医 院眼科; 3 102 尼日利亚, 埃邦伊州, Abakiliki, 联邦教学医院眼 科) 通讯作者:Obiekwe Okoye. eagleobi@ yahoo. com 摘要 目的:评估尼日利亚见习眼科医生对农村实践的影响因素 感受。 方法:该横断面调查在尼日利亚眼科住院医师中进行,他 们参加了由西非外科医师学会和尼日利亚东南 - 南部眼 科学会联合举办的年度神经眼科课程。 为这项研究改编 和修改的一份预先测试的封闭式调查表在课程结束时由 所有同意参加者自行填写。 调查收集了受访者的社会人 口统计数据和农村眼保健服务意见。 此外,还收集了受访 者对乡村实践的感受、在乡村地区实践意愿以及在乡村工 作的益处和障碍等信息。 使用社会科学统计软件包进行 数据分析。 描述性分析产生集中趋势的量度, 使用 Chi - square 检验各组间差异的统计学意义。 在所有比较中, P<0. 05 具有统计学意义。 结果: 44 例受访者平均年龄 32. 9 依 0. 56 岁。 包括 24 (54郾 5% ) 例女性,20 (45. 5% ) 例男性,男女比例为 1颐0.8 。 受访者均对尼日利亚乡村服务的现状感到不满意。 大多 数 (75郾 0% ) 受访者不愿意在乡村地区进行眼科实践工 作。 相较于男性,更多女性愿意在乡村地区工作。 受访者 在农村地区工作的最普遍潜在利益是“ 扶贫 / 服务国家冶 (37 ;84% ) 政策,而所有受访者( 44 ;100% ) 指出缺乏基础 设施是农村眼科实践的缺陷。 结论:调查中所有受访者对尼日利亚乡村眼保健服务的情 况不满意,大多数人不愿意在乡村工作。 关键词:尼日利亚;眼科;调查 引用: Achigbu E, Okoye O, Aghaji A, Ogbonnaya C, Ezisi C, Nwachukwu N, Chuka-Okosa C. 尼日利亚乡村住院医师眼保健 实践调查. 国际眼科杂志 2018;18(8):1370-1373 Abstract 誗AIM: To determine the factors affecting the uptake of rural practice by trainee ophthalmologists in Nigeria. 誗METHODS: This cross sectional survey was conducted among Nigerian Ophthalmology resident doctors attending an annual Neuro - ophthalmology course jointly organized by the West African College of Surgeons and the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria Southeast - South south zone ( OSN SESS), preparatory to the part 1 and 2 fellowship examination from 15 th to 21 st June 2015. A pre- tested closed - ended questionnaire adapted and modified for this study was self - administered at the end of the course to all consenting participants. Data on respondent蒺s socio - demographics and views about rural eye care services were collected. In addition, information was collected on the respondents蒺 perception of rural practice, willingness to practice in the rural area, benefits and barriers to working in the rural area. Data were analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences ( SPSS), version 19 ( SPSS Inc. , Chicago, Illinois, USA) . Descriptive analysis yielded measures of central tendency while comparative statistical tests for significance of observed inter - group differences was performed using Chi - square. In all comparisons, the P - value for statistical significance was set at P<0. 05. 誗 RESULTS: The total number of respondents was 44 aged 32. 9依0. 56y, comprising of 24 (54. 5% ) males and 20 females with a male to female ratio of 1颐0. 8. All the respondents viewed the current state of rural service in Nigeria as unsatisfactory. Majority ( 75. 0% ) of the respondents were unwilling to practice Ophthalmology in rural areas. More females than males indicated willingness to work in the rural area. The commonest potential benefit of working in a rural area mentioned by the respondents was “ health services for the poor / serving the country 冶( 37; 84% ) while all the respondents ( 44; 100% ), noted absence of infrastructure / facilities as drawback to rural ophthalmic practice. 誗CONCLUSION: All the respondents in our survey had an unsatisfactory perception of Nigeria蒺s rural eye - care 0 7 3 1 国际眼科杂志 2018 年 8 月 第 18 卷 第 8 期 http: / / ies. ijo. cn 电话:029鄄82245172 85263940 电子信箱:IJO. 2000@ 163. com