A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE PREVALENCE OF DRY EYES AND DRY SKIN AMONG THE RURAL POPULATION ATTENDING OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT AT TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN WESTERN INDIA

KANCHAN BALA RATHORE; KIRAN J. DANGE; GAURAV A. PATIL

doi:10.22159/ijpps.2023v15i12.48964

Authors

KANCHAN BALA RATHORE Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Symbiosis Medical College for Women, Symbiosis International (Deemed) University, Pune-412115, Maharashtra, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7553-3413
KIRAN J. DANGE Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, B. J. Govt. Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Pune-411001, Maharashtra, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7553-3413
GAURAV A. PATIL Consultant Ophthalmologist, K. K. Eye Institute, Pune-411001, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijpps.2023v15i12.48964

Keywords:

Prevalence, Dry eyes, and dry skin

Abstract

Objective: Assess the prevalence of dry eyes and dry skin in the rural population attending OPD and determine the association between dry eyes and dry skin.

Methods: The study utilized a non-experimental descriptive analytical design with a quantitative retrospective approach. Patient records from the eye and skin OPDs at a designated tertiary teaching hospital were included in the analysis. The study period spanned from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2022. A total of 2000 patients meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze the data.

Results: The prevalence rate of dry eyes was found to be 67.8%, while the prevalence rate of dry skin was 79%. There was a strong positive correlation between dry eyes and dry skin (r = 0.74, p<0.05). The study also identified a significant association between dry eyes and dry skin (χ2 = 8.34, p = 0.0038). Gender showed a significant association with dry eyes (χ2 = 4.76, p<0.05), and age showed a significant association with dry skin (χ2 = 52.57, p<0.05).

Conclusion: The study concluded that there is a higher prevalence of dry eyes and dry skin among the rural population attending OPD at tertiary teaching hospital in Western India. There is a significant positive association and correlation between dry eyes and dry skin. Gender and age were identified as demographic factors associated with dry eyes and dry skin.

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