{'fraction_non_alphanumeric': 0.0131852879944483, 'fraction_numerical': 0.006939625260235947, 'mean_word_length': 5.524886877828054, 'pattern_counts': {'":': 0, '<': 0, '<?xml version=': 0, '>': 0, 'https://': 0, 'lorem ipsum': 0, 'www.': 0, 'xml': 0}, 'pii_count': 0, 'substrings_counts': 0, 'word_list_counts': {'cursed_substrings.json': 0, 'profanity_word_list.json': 0, 'sexual_word_list.json': 0, 'zh_pornsignals.json': 0}}
A Study To Assess The Knowledge Regarding Refractive Errors Among High School Students In Selected High Schools Mangaluru With A View To Prepare Information Booklet

Objectives: The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge regarding refractive errors among high school students, to find the association between knowledge score and selected demographic variables and to prepare informational booklet. Method: A descriptive survey was conducted among 100 students from selected High Schools at Mangaluru on August 2019. Non probability convenient sampling technique was used in the study to select the sample. The structured questionnaire was used as the tool for finding the knowledge of the students regarding refractive errors. Result: The result showed that the mean percentage of knowledge score was 68.2%.The study also shows that there is significant association between knowledge score and selected demographic variables such as standared of study and type of electronic media. Also no association between knowledge score and selected demographic variables such as age in years, gender, type of family, place of residence, hours spending in front of electronic media and awareness regarding refractive errors. Conclusion: The findings of the study revealed that the students had average level of knowledge on refractive errors and there was significant association between knowledge and some selected demographic variables.