Table 6.

Awareness and perceptions of parents/guardians of patients with strabismus about strabismus (N = 282)

Parameter	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Knowledge of strabismus	93	33.0
Heard (aware) about strabismus	189	67.0
Source of information on strabismus:
Hospital	87	46.0
School	23	12.2
Social media	22	11.6
Radio/Television	55	29.1
Relatives	2	1.1
Can you recognize strabismus when you see it	185	65.6
Have people with strabismus in the family	214	75.9
Best treatment center for strabismus
Hospital	227	80.5
Church	47	16.7
Native doctor	8	2.8
Perception about strabismus
It is a disease that is treatable	133	47.2
Does not consider it as a disease	94	33.3
It is an untreatable disease	44	15.6
It is a curse from the gods for punishment for sins	11	3.9