Table 4.
Factors associated with awareness about refractive surgery among adult Saudi population (N = 6,580).
| Characteristic | n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Good level of awareness (n = 1,165) | Poor level of awareness (n = 5,414) | Test statistic | |
| Gender | OR = 0.5, 95% CI: 0.4–0.6; P <0.001 | ||
| Male | 283 (24.3) | 2,122 (39.2) | |
| Female | 882 (75.7) | 3,293 (60.8) | |
| Age group in years | X2 = 36.5, Df = 5; P <0.001 | ||
| 18–29 | 843 (72.4) | 3,500 (64.6) | |
| 30–39 | 139 (11.9) | 601 (11.1) | |
| ≥40 | 183 (15.7) | 1,314 (24.3) | |
| Region | X2 = 21, Df = 4; P <0.001 | ||
| Central | 263 (22.6) | 862 (15.9) | |
| Eastern | 174 (14.9) | 953 (17.6) | |
| Northern | 200 (17.2) | 1,000 (18.5) | |
| Western | 186 (16.0) | 981 (18.1) | |
| Southern | 135 (11.6) | 775 (14.3) | |
| Education | X2 = 0.01, Df = 2; P = 0.93 | ||
| School completed | 201 (17.3) | 916 (16.9) | |
| Graduate | 906 (77.8) | 4,244 (78.4) | |
| Postgraduate | 58 (5.0) | 255 (4.7) | |
| Occupation | X2 = 3.4, Df = 2; P =0.06 | ||
| Student | 748 (64.2) | 3,119 (57.6) | |
| Employed | 210 (18.0) | 1,452 (26.8) | |
| Other | 207 (17.8) | 844 (15.6) | |
| Profession | OR = 4.2, 95% CI: 2.7–6.7; P <0.001 | ||
| Health related | 32 (2.7) | 59 (1.1) | |
| Other | 178 (15.3) | 1,393 (25.7) | |
| Student type | OR = 1.43, 95% CI: 1.2–1.7; P = 0.0004 | ||
| Health sector | 170 (14.6) | 531 (9.8) | |
| Other | 578 (49.6) | 2,588 (47.8) | |
| Monthly income in USD | X2 = 5.7, Df = 3; P = 0.02 | ||
| <1,333 | 596 (51.2) | 2,596 (47.9) | |
| 1,333–2,667 | 175 (15.0) | 947 (17.5) | |
| 2,668–4,000 | 145 (12.4) | 866 (16.0) | |
| >4,000 | 42 (3.6) | 162 (3.0) | |
| Refractive error | X2 = 28, Df = 4; P <0.001 | ||
| Myopia | 422 (36.2) | 1,582 (29.2) | |
| Hyperopia | 58 (5.0) | 262 (4.8) | |
| Astigmatism | 127 (10.9) | 637 (11.8) | |
| Not known | 207 (17.8) | 846 (15.6) | |
| No refractive error | 351 (30.1) | 2,088 (38.6) | |
| Device used for refractive error correction | X2 = 3.2, Df = 5; P = 0.07 | ||
| Spectacles | 268 (23.0) | 1,355 (25.0) | |
| Contact lens | 27 (2.3) | 89 (1.6) | |
| Contact lens and spectacles (Both) | 142 (12.2) | 412 (7.6) | |
| Surgery | 61 (5.2) | 141 (2.6) | |
| None | 89 (7.6) | 373 (6.9) | |
| Not applicable | 578 (49.6) | 3,044 (56.2) | |
| Past refractive surgery | OR = 2.16, 95% CI: 1.78–2.63; P <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 161 (13.8) | 374 (6.9) | |
| No | 1,004 (86.2) | 5,041 (93.1) | |
USD = United States Dollar