Table 7.
Responses among those aware of cataract and glaucoma
| What is Cataract/ Glaucoma? |
Number (%) | Source of information |
Number (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cataract | Glaucoma | Cataract | Glaucoma | ||
| Blurred visiona | 48 (7.0) | 18(6.7) | Family member | 86 (12.6) | 29 (10.8) |
| Blindnessb | 6 (0.9) | 71(26.5) | Hospital | 91 (13.3) | 37 (13.8) |
| Pearl like opacityc | 423(62.0) | 3 (1.1) | Doctor | 69 (10.1) | 26 (9.7) |
| Rainbow haloesd | 3(0.4) | 22 (8.2) | Friends | 107 (15.7) | 32 (11.9) |
| Raised eye pressuree | 0(0.0) | 8 (2.9) | Media | 271 (39.7) | 108 (40.3) |
| Unmatched answers | 202 (29.6) | 146 (54.5) | Others | 58 (8.5) | 36 (13.4) |
| Total | 682 (100) | 268 (100) | total | 682 (100) | 268 (100) |
a, b, c, d, e considered as knowledge