Table 2.
Background characteristics of persons with trichiasis and persons who had undergone surgery for trichiasis
| Variable | Male | Female | |
| Persons with trichiasis | Number of participants | 1 | 4 |
| Age | Median | 75 | 61 [44–65] |
| Marital status | Married | 1 | 3 |
| Widowed | 0 | 1 | |
| Education | None | 1 | 4 |
| Expertise | Housewives | 0 | 4 |
| Pastoralist | 1 | 0 | |
| Persons who had undergone trichiasis surgery | Number of participants | 2 | 4 |
| Age | Median | 73 [66–80] | 48 [36–95] |
| Marital status | Married | 2 | 3 |
| Widowed | 0 | 1 | |
| Education | None | 0 | 3 |
| Primary school | 2 | 1 | |
| Main occupation | Housewives | 0 | 3 |
| Business | 0 | 1 | |
| Farmers | 2 | 0 |