Status quo investigation on low-grade pupils vision in Zhabei District of Shanghai City
- VernacularTitle:上海市闸北区低年级小学生视力现状调查
- Author:
Wen-Yan XU
1
;
Xiang-Dong WANG
;
Jian-Jing XIONG
;
Zheng-Yi GU
Author Information
1. 上海市闸北区疾病预防控制中心
- Keywords:
Pupil;
Vision;
Behavior
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2013;(11):629-631
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
[Objective] To investigate the present status of eyesight and eye health at home in low-grade pupils in Shanghai Zhabei District ,and to provide the basis for eyesight protection . [ Methods] Random cluster sampling was done in 7 primary schools .A total of 2 598 pupils of grade 1-3 were in-cluded into our investigation .Visual examination was done for them and questionnaires approach applied to obtain information on pupils and their eye health at home . [ Results] The low vision rate of low -grade pupils in primary schools in Zhabei District was 33.4%, of whom the boys were 31.5%, and the girls 35.6%.For pupils of grade one, two and three, the low vision rates were 30.2%, 31.3%and 39.7%re-spectively, and the mild low vision rates accounted for 72.5% of the total.It took hours per day for most pupils at home to do homework or read ,and only 32.8% pupils had an interval of relaxation in 1 hour or less in doing homework and reading . [ Conclusion] The low vision rate continues to rise ,and the ad-verse eye health habits are prevalent in the pupils .Behavior intervention should be carried out as early as possible among low-grade pupils for myopia prevention .
