Table 2.
Determinants of awareness and knowledge about glaucoma
| Variable | Awareness (n=1480) | Knowledge (n=200) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aware (%)-n=200 | Not Aware (%): n=1280 | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | Knowledge (%): n=67 | Non - Knowledge (%): n=133 | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 11 | 89 | 1 | 4 | 96 | |
| Male | 17 | 83 | 0.65 (0.44 to 0.95) | 6 | 94 | 0.75 (0.42 to 1.33) |
| Age Group | ||||||
| 40-49 | 11 | 89 | 1 | 4 | 96 | |
| 50-59 | 14 | 86 | 1.85 (1.20 to 2.85) | 4 | 96 | 0.96 (0.48 to 1.89) |
| 60-69 | 17 | 83 | 2.69 (1.64 to 4.39) | 6 | 94 | 1.34 (0.65 to 2.77) |
| 70-79 | 15 | 85 | 3.09 (1.62 to 5.90) | 5 | 95 | 1.58 (0.60 to 4.12) |
| 80 and above | 13 | 87 | 1.94 (0.27 to 13.76) | 6 | 94 | 1.34 (0.11 to 16.25) |
| Literacy Categories | ||||||
| Illiterate | 0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
| Primary | 5 | 95 | 24.88 (3.36 to 184.17) | 2 | 98 | 8.93 (1.14 to 69.86) |
| Secondary 203.14) | 21 | 79 | 108.01 (14.83 to 786.52) | 7 | 93 | 26.9 (3.55 to |
| Tertiary 560.26) | 48 | 52 | 435.78 (58.47 to 3247.94) | 16 | 84 | 71.8 (9.20 to |
| Glaucoma status | ||||||
| Non-Glaucoma persons | 13 | 87 | 1 | 4 | 96 | |
| Glaucoma persons | 16 | 84 | 1.18 (0.78 to 1.80) | 7 | 93 | 1.82 (1.01 to 3.26) |
| Diabetic Status | ||||||
| Non-Diabetic persons | 13 | 87 | 1 | 4 | 96 | |
| Diabetic persons | 17 | 83 | 0.82 (0.54 to 1.25) | 6 | 94 | 1.09 (0.59 to 2.00) |
| Religion | ||||||
| Hindu | 15 | 85 | 5 | 95 | ||
| Christian | 16 | 84 | 0.79 (0.32 to 1.91) | 7 | 93 | 1.08 (0.30 to 3.86) |
| Muslim | 2 | 98 | 0.24 (0.08 to 0.71) | 2 | 98 | 0.91 (0.29 to 2.81) |
| Mother Tongue | ||||||
| Tamil | 13 | 87 | 1 | 4 | 96 | |
| Telugu | 15 | 85 | 0.86 (0.49 to 1.50) | 5 | 95 | 1 (0.43 to 2.34) |
| Malayalam | 24 | 76 | 1. 40 (0.61 to 3.21) | 10 | 90 | 1.63 (0.51 to 5.21) |
| Hindi | 18 | 82 | 0.48 (0.16 to 1.47) | 0 | 100 | NA |
| Others | 14 | 86 | 1.26 (0.52 to 3.05) | 5 | 95 | 1.14 (0.31 to 4.18) |
| Family History of Glaucoma | ||||||
| No | 20 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 98 | 1 |
| Yes | 45 | 55 | 5.51 (2.21 to 13.75) | 10 | 90 | 4.57 (1.77 to 11.78) |
**Age and gender adjusted Odds ratio (OR), *95% CI: Confidence Interval for the Odds ratio. NA: OR could not be calculated as none of the Hindi speaking subject had significant knowledge.