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Awareness about Retinopathy of Prematurity in Pediatricians,Ophthalmologists and Parents in South India

Knowledge,Attitude and Practice profile of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Pediatricians ,Ophthalmologists and Parents in South India

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/12/016491
Enrollment
411
Registered
2018-12-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Dr Bindiya c
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Pediatricians and Ophthalmologists in pondicherry and surrounding districts of Tamil Nadu. 2.Parents are eligible if they have a preterm baby referred for screening of retinopathy of prematurity.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants who are not willing to give an informed written consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.The prevalence of awareness of Retinopathy of prematurity among pediatricians and ophthalmologists in Pondicherry and surrounding districts of Tamil Nadu. 2.The prevalence of awareness about ROP in parents who have a premature infant referred for ROP screening.Timepoint: No follow up

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. The prevalence of influence of educational qualification, years of practice and type of practice on awareness of ROP among pediatricians and ophthalmologistsTimepoint: No follow up;The prevalence of influence of educational modality used by the hospital authority to educate parents(verbal ,video,online resources) ,educational qualification of parents and health literacy of parents on awareness of Retinopathy of prematurity in parents.Timepoint: No follow up

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactBindiya C

Aravind eye hospital and post graduate institute of ophthalmology

manavi@aravind.org9884081417

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026