EFEKTIVITAS PENYULUHAN RABUN JAUH (MIOPIA) TERHADAP TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN SISWA KELAS VI SD ISLAM AL-AZHAR 21 KECAMATAN PONTIANAK TENGGARA TAHUN 2014

Abstract

Background: Visual acuity is the primary indicator for healthy eye. Visual acuity will decrease
if there is a process that impaires reflective media in the eye. Myopia is a type of refractive
disorders that is common in school-age population. There are many risk factors for the
progression of myopia, including a history of parental myopia, socioeconomic status,
Intelligent Quotient (IQ), academic achievement, and close range activity, If the condition is
not treated properly will have a negative impact on development child"™s intelligence and
learning processes which affect the quality, creativity, and productivity of the individual.
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of nearsightness (myopia) counseling to the level of
sixth grade students knowledge of Islam Al-Azhar 21 of Pontianak so as to prevent an
increase in the number of myopia in children of primary school age.
Methods: This study uses a quasi-experimental design using one-group pretest-posttest
design that were conducted on 105 respondents. Hypothesis testing using the Wilcoxon test.
Results: Before myopia counseling was conducted, only (1,9%) showed good knowledge.
After the counseling session was conducted, most respondents (98,1%) showed good
knowledge, and after two-weeks posttest (99,05%) showed good knowledge,too.
Significancy value is 0,000 (p<0,05). This value indicates that there are changes in the level
of knowledge on nearsightness(myopia) before,after, and after two weeks post-counseling.
Conclusions Nearsightness (myopia) counseling is effective to increase respondents"™
knowledge about eye health and myopia.
Keywords: Myopia, Counseling, Child