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. 2015 Jul 22;10(7):e0133043. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133043

Table 2. General awareness (known or heard about) of common Eye Disease by Gender, Religion and Age groups, (N = 3104).

Gender Religion Age groups*
Total Female (N = 2032) Male (N = 1072) Muslim (N = 2599) Hindu (N = 505) Age, <35 (n = 240) Age, > = 65 (N = 456)
N % n % N % P N % N % P N % n % P for trend
Red eye 2698 87 1772 87 926 86 0.47 2328 90 370 73 <0.001 221 92 374 82 <0.001
Blurred vision 2795 90 1836 90 959 90 0.44 2405 93 390 77 <0.001 224 93 396 87 <0.001
Cataract 2809 91 1830 90 979 91 0.27 2400 92 409 81 <0.001 226 94 401 88 0.002
Trachoma 2655 86 1740 86 915 85 0.71 2271 87 384 76 <0.001 226 94 365 80 <0.001
Glaucoma 219 7 144 7 75 7 0.94 189 7 30 6 0.43 10 4 20 4 0.30
Diabetic Retinopathy 124 4 76 4 48 4 0.32 105 4 19 4 0.82 7 3 14 3 0.30
Age Related Macular Degeneration 360 12 219 11 141 13 0.05 296 11 64 13 0.05 26 11 49 11 0.27
Pterygium 2593 84 1689 83 904 84 0.42 2168 84 425 84 0.93 212 88 367 81 0.008
Vision loss can be prevented 1812 59 1158 57 654 61 0.03 1605 62 207 41 <0.001 164 68 243 54 <0.001
At least six items known 1567 51 1000 49 567 53 0.05 1389 53 178 35 <0.001 145 61 185 41 <0.001