Abstract
Purpose: To find the awareness of ROP among Neonatologists in Pakistan.Study Design: Quantitative and qualitative survey.Place and Duration of Study: National pediatric conference held at Lahore inMarch 2014.Material and Methods: A questionnaire was given to all the pediatricians andneonatologists at a national pediatric conference held at Lahore in March 2014.The answering pediatricians/neonatologists were divided into two groups. GroupI consisted of 28 pediatricians who had worked for less than 5 years, and ingroup II, there were 34 pediatricians who had worked for more than 5 years. Thisquestionnaire was especially constructed to assess knowledge, attitude, andpractice (KAP) of Retinopathy among participants attending the conference.Results: A total number of 62 pediatricians/neonatologists participated in thestudy Majority of the 58pediatricians (93%) had heard about retinopathy ofprematurity and 43 (69.4%) agreed that the infants must be checked for ROP. Afew participants 15 (24%) stated that there is a ROP screening criteria, 44 (71%)responded negatively and 3 (4.8%) responded that there may be a criteriapresent. Forty eight (77.4%) stated that they did not have an ophthalmologist forROP screening while 11 (17%) had an ophthalmologist. Thirty five (56.5%)agreed that there are treatment options for ROP but 20 (32.3%) were not sureabout such treatment options. Thirty two (51%) agreed that a patient should begiven reappointment within 3 days once he missed one. ROP was an importantissue for 40 (64%) of doctors while 16 (25%) were not sure about this. Therewas insignificant difference with respect to years of experience as pediatricianand the questions asked.Conclusion: ROP awareness should be raised at a national level to improve thedevelopment of ROP screening and treatment services in Pakistan.Keywords: Retinopathy of Prematurity, Awareness, Screening, Neonatologist.
M. Moin, Nasira Inayat, Umar K. Mian, Ayesha Khalid, Agha Shabbir Ali. (2016) Awareness of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) amongst Pediatricians in Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 32, Issue 1.
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