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. 2016 Jul 29;30(9):1234–1241. doi: 10.1038/eye.2016.169

Table 3. Association between providing low-vision devices and referring to mainstream schools.

  Refer children to mainstream schools
Odds ratio (95% CI)
  Yes No P-value
Provide high+(magnifying) spectacles
 Yes 43 (95.6) 20 (80.0) 5.37 (0.96–30.12)
 No 2 (4.4) 5 (20.0) P=0.04
       
Provide hand magnifiers
 Yes 43 (95.6) 18 (69.2) 9.56 (1.85–49.47)
 No 2 (4.4) 8 (30.8) P=0.002
       
Provide stand magnifiers
 Yes 35 (89.7) 16 (64.0) 4.92 (1.32–18.39)
 No 4 (10.3) 9 (36.0) P=0.013
       
Provide telescopes
 Yes 35 (85.4) 12 (52.2) 5.35 (1.62–17.60)
 No 6 (16.4) 11 (47.8) P=0.004
       
Donor/government support available for low-vision services (all CEHTF)
 Yes 28 (62.2) 6 (23.1) 5.49 (1.84–16.39)
 No 17 (37.8) 20 (79.9) P=0.001
       
Donor/government support available for low-vision services (South Asia CEHTF)
 Yes 18 (81.8) 2 (22.2) 15.75 (2.35–106.23)
 No 4 (18.2) 7 (77.8) P=0.002
       
Donor/government support available for low-vision services (African CEHTF)
 Yes 10 (50.0) 4 (23.5) 3.25 (0.78–13.48)
 No 10 (50.0) 13 (76.5) P=0.10