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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2604-1227</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de oftalmología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. oftalmol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2604-1227</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Oftalmología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2604-12272022000500213</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/rmo.m22000241</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Factores asociados al nivel de conocimiento sobre glaucoma primario de ángulo abierto en un centro de referencia nacional en Perú]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Associated factors with the knowledge level about primary open angle glaucoma at a national referral center in Peru]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Roque-Choque]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elizabeth C.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Noriega-Cerdán]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez-Espinoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alvarado-Villacorta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rosa]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Oftalmología Dr. Francisco Contreras Campos Departamento de Oftalmología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lima ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Facultad de Medicina Humana ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lima ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Oftalmología Dr. Francisco Contreras Campos  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lima ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México, I.A.P. Departamento de Córnea y Cirugía Refractiva ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>96</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>213</fpage>
<lpage>219</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2604-12272022000500213&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2604-12272022000500213&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2604-12272022000500213&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Objetivo: Determinar los factores asociados al nivel de conocimiento sobre glaucoma primario de ángulo abierto (GPAA) en un centro de referencia nacional en Perú.  Método: Se realizó un estudio observacional, correlacional, transversal y cuantitativo entre marzo y abril de 2021, en el Instituto Nacional de Oftalmología Dr. Francisco Contreras Campos, en Lima, Perú. Se incluyeron pacientes adultos de ambos sexos con diagnóstico de GPAA y se excluyeron aquellos pacientes con problemas psiquiátricos, con incapacidad para contestar el instrumento y quienes no aceptaron participar en el estudio. Se utilizó un cuestionario diseñado y validado en pacientes hispanohablantes en Perú.  Resultados: Participaron 362 pacientes, en su mayoría mujeres (51.5%), con una edad promedio de 67.6 ± 13.1 años. El 45.9% había estudiado hasta el nivel secundario, el 50% ya no laboraba, el 87.8% tenía un ingreso mensual de hasta 250 dólares americanos, el 95.9% contaban con Seguro Integral de Salud, el 81.2% ya se habían realizado exámenes oculares previos y el 31.8% tenían un familiar con el mismo diagnóstico. El estado civil soltero y casado (p = 0.046 y p = 0.010) y el grado de instrucción primaria y universitaria (p = 0.012 y p = 0.026) fueron factores asociados al conocimiento sobre GPAA: el 52.1% de los pacientes solteros evidenciaron alto nivel de conocimiento, mientras que el 32.9% de aquellos con estudios hasta el nivel primario presentaron bajo conocimiento.  Conclusiones: El estado civil y el grado de instrucción fueron factores socioeconómicos asociados al nivel de conocimiento sobre GPAA en pacientes de nuestro centro.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  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.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Conocimiento]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Glaucoma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Glaucoma de ángulo abierto]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Factores socioeconómicos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Knowledge]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Glaucoma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Open angle glaucoma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Socioeconomic factors]]></kwd>
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