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