Survey of attitudes and knowledge of contact lens users among public in Puncak Alam, Selangor / Nurul Nadia Jaafar Sah

Issues of poor knowledge on contact lens use and attitudes of non-adherence of contact lens users are now receiving attention from researchers. This study aims to assess the attitudes and knowledge of contact lens users among public in Puncak Alam, Selangor and to compare the knowledge of contact lens users according to their socio-demographic information which will give some figures to the health practitioners as well as for the public on the importance of adequate knowledge and proper practice towards the use of contact lens. The data was collected by self administered questionnaires. The questionnaires consist of two parts. First part of the questionnaire is to assess the demographic details, while the other part is divided into three subscales regarding the contact lens wear, practice of hygiene and care of contact lenses and regarding contact lens and regarding the knowledge of contact lens wear complication. The statistical analyses used were descriptive statistic and non-parametric test which are Mann-Whitney and Kruskal Wallis tests. It was found that individual that has a higher education tend to have a better knowledge on the use of contact. The comparison of knowledge of use, hygiene and complications of contact lens according to socio-demographic characteristic which is education level, showed that people with higher education would have better understanding about the use, hygiene and care as well as the complications related to contact lens use.