Table 2.
Acceptable level of knowledge about the eye care and eye diseases among Saudi adults in Riyadh city 2016.
| Determinants |
Participants |
Acceptable level of knowledge |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 95% CI | Validation | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 350 | 276 (78.9) | 76.7–81.0 | OR = 0.6; |
| Female | 361 | 311 (86.1) | 84.3–88.0 | 95% CI (0.4–0.9); p = 0.001 |
| Education level | ||||
| Pre-university level | 231 | 177 (76.6) | 73.8–79.4 | χ 2 = 7.2 |
| University level | 457 | 390 (85.3) | 83.7–87.0 | p = 0.007 |
| Postgraduate level | 17 | 15 (88.2) | 80.4–96.0 | |
| Illiterate | 6 | 5 (83.3) | 68.1–98.5 | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Students | 165 | 130 (78.8) | 75.6–82.0 | χ 2 = 1.2 |
| Government employee | 263 | 221 (84.0) | 81.8–86.3 | p = 0.3 |
| Private employee | 72 | 57 (79.2) | 74.4–84.0 | |
| Looking for a job | 36 | 31 (86.1) | 80.3–91.9 | |
| Retired | 46 | 38 (82.6) | 77.0–88.2 | |
| Business person | 7 | 6 (85.7) | 72.5–98.9 | |
| Unemployed | 122 | 104 (85.2) | 82.0–88.5 | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 231 | 177 (76.6) | 73.8–79.4 | χ 2 = 7.3 |
| Married | 457 | 390 (85.3) | 83.7–87.0 | p = 0.007 |
| Divorced | 17 | 15 (88.2) | 80.4–96.0 | |
| Widowed | 6 | 5 (83.3) | 68.1–98.5 | |
| Suffering from eye disease | ||||
| Yes | 94 | 78 (83.0) | 79.1–86.9 | OR = 1.03; |
| No | 617 | 509 (82.5) | 81.0–84.0 | 95% CI 0.6–1.8; p = 0.9 |
| Relatives with eye diseases | ||||
| Yes | 421 | 366 (86.9) | 85.3–88.6 | χ 2 = 6.8 |
| No | 165 | 130 (78.8) | 75.6–82.0 | p = 0.009 |
| I do not know | 125 | 91 (72.8) | 68.8–76.8 | |
| Total | 711 | 587(82.6) | 81.1–84.0 | |
95% CI: 95% confidence interval.