Table 3.

Visual impairment among school-age children in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, May 15 to June 14, 2016 (n=718)

Variables	Visual impairment
	Moderate	Severe	Total
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Sex
Male	12 (28.85)	10 (19.23)	22 (42.31)
Female	16 (30.77)	14 (26.92)	30 (57.69)
Age (years)
6–9	8 (15.39)	3 (5.77)	11 (21.15)
10–13	12 (23.08)	12 (23.08)	24 (46.16)
14–18	8 (15.39)	9 (17.31)	17 (32.69)
Family income (Ethiopian Birr)
<2,000	10 (19.23)	10 (19.23)	20 (38.46)
2,001–5,000	5 (9.62)	5 (9.62)	10 (19.23)
5,001–10,000	5 (9.62)	3 (4.77)	8 (15.39)
10,001–15,000	2 (3.85)	4 (7.69)	6 (11.54)
>15,000	5 (9.62)	2 (3.85)	7 (13.46)
Public school
Assay	8 (15.39)	7 (13.46)	15 (28.85)
Medhanialem	13 (25)	9 (17.31)	22 (42.31)
Private school
Nazareth	5 (9.62)	4 (7.69)	9 (17.31)
St Joseph	2 (3.85)	4 (7.69)	6 (11.54)