Purpose:

To determine the factors associated with the level of knowledge about primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in a national reference center in Peru.

Method:

An observational, correlational, cross-sectional, and quantitative study was carried out between March and April 2021 at the National Institute of Ophthalmology Dr. Francisco Contreras Campos, in Lima, Peru. Adult patients of both sexes with a diagnosis of POAG were included, and those patients with psychiatric problems, unable to answer the instrument, and those who did not agree to participate in the study were excluded. A questionnaire designed and validated in Spanish-speaking patients in Peru was used.

Results:

362 patients participated, mostly women (51.5%), with a mean age of 67.6 ± 13.1 years, 45.9% studied up to secondary level, 50% no longer worked, 87.8% had a monthly income of up to 250 American dollars, 95.9% had Social Security, 81.2% had already had previous eye exams and 31.8% had a relative with the same diagnosis. Single and married marital status (p = 0.046 and p = 0.010) and grade of primary and university education (p = 0.012 and p = 0.026) were factors associated with knowledge about primary open-angle glaucoma: 52.1% of single patients showed high levels of knowledge, while 32.9% of those with studies up to the primary level presented low knowledge.

Conclusions:

Marital status and degree of education were socioeconomic factors associated with the level of knowledge about POAG in patients of our center.

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