Table 1.
Distribution of patients investigated for dacryocystitis by sex and age group at University of Gondar Eye Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, Gondar, Ethiopia from 2011 to 2012
| Variables | Frequency, n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Total | X 2 | P-value | ||
| Male | Female | ||||
| Age in years | 7.28 | 0.51 | |||
| ≤15 | 4 (30.8) | 9(69.2) | 13(100) | ||
| 16-30 | 1(20.0) | 4(80.0) | 3(100) | ||
| 31-45 | 4(28.6) | 10(71.4) | 14(100) | ||
| 46-60 | 3(42.9) | 4(57.1) | 7(100) | ||
| >61 | 7 (58.3) | 5(41.7) | 12(100) | ||
| Total | 19(37.3) | 32(62.7) | 51(100) | ||
| Patients’ address | 6.85 | 0.74 | |||
| Gondar city & its vicinity | 7(41.2) | 10(58.8) | 17(100) | ||
| Dembia-Alefa & Chilga-Metema route | 2(66.7) | 1(33.3) | 3(100) | ||
| Tikildingay-Dansha-Humera route | 1(25.06) | 3(75.0) | 4(100) | ||
| Wegera-Dabat-Debark route | 5(31.2) | 11(68.8) | 16(100) | ||
| D/Tabor town & its vicinity | 4 (50.0) | 4(50.0) | 8(100) | ||
| Maksegnit-Belesa route | 0(0.0) | 3 (100.0) | 3(100) | ||
| Total | 19(37.3) | 32(62.7) | 51(100) | ||
| Occupation | 4.82 | 0.09 | |||
| Agricultural based | 19(43.2) | 25(56.8) | 44(100) | ||
| Non-agricultural based | 0(0.0) | 7(100) | 7(100) | ||
| Total | 19(37.3) | 32(62.7) | 51(100) | ||
| History of chronic illness | 0.22 | 0.90 | |||
| Yes | 1(50.0) | 1(50.0) | 2(100) | ||
| No | 18(36.7) | 31(63.3) | 49(100) | ||
| Total | 19(37.3) | 32(62.7) | 51(100) | ||
| Previous antibiotic use | 1.44 | 0.49 | |||
| Yes | 8(44.4) | 10(55.6) | 18(100) | ||
| No | 11(33.3) | 22(66.7) | 33(100) | ||
| Total | 19(37.3) | 32(62.7) | 51(100) | ||
| Duration of symptoms | 12.57 | 0.05 | |||
| Weeks | 4(66.7) | 2(33.3) | 6(100) | ||
| Months | 5(62.50) | 3(37.5) | 8(100) | ||
| Years | 7(43.8) | 9(56.2) | 16(100) | ||
| I don’t know | 3(14.3) | 18(85.7) | 21(100) | ||
| Total | 19(37.3) | 32(62.7) | 51(100) | ||
| Trauma | 4.86 | 0.09 | |||
| Yes | 4 (80.0) | 1(20.0) | 5(100) | ||
| No | 15(32.7) | 31(67.4) | 46(100) | ||
| Total | 19(37.3) | 32(62.7) | 51(100) | ||
| Dacryocysitis | 0.89 | 0.58 | |||
| Acute | 5 (35.7) | 9(64.3) | 14(100) | ||
| Chronic | 14 (37.8) | 23(62.2) | 37(100) | ||
| Total | 19(37.3) | 32(62.7) | 51(100) | ||