Incidence of dry eye symptoms and behavioural-cultural risk factors among university students population in Jordan

May M Bakkar, Mona Aridi, Mohammad A Alebrahim and Wissam Ghach

PLOS ONE, 2025, vol. 20, issue 8, 1-14

Abstract: Purpose: To estimate the incidence of dry eye (DE) symptoms among university students in Jordan and to examine the relationship between behavioral and cultural risk factors and DE symptom severity. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 788 university students was conducted in Jordan. Participants’ mean age was 21.87 years (SD = 3.824; range: 18–45 years). The incidence and severity of DE symptom were assessed using the validated Arabic version of the Ocular Surface Disease Index (ARB-OSDI) questionnaire, administered through Google Forms. The survey included demographic questions and behavioral-cultural risk factors (smoking and eye cosmetic use). One-Way ANOVA and multi-regression analyses were used to investigate the association between OSDI mean scores and behavioral-cultural risk factors. Results: The incidence of DE symptoms, defined as an OSDI score ≥ 13, was 74.2% among university students. Higher DE symptom severity was statistically associated with females’ gender (p

Date: 2025
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