Table 3.
Factors associated with participants' satisfactory knowledgic knowledge about the difference between ophthalmologists and optometrists of the adult respondents of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2018 (n=1579) (univariate analysis).
| Variable | Value | Satisfactory knowledge >50% | X 2 | p | OR | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | |||||||
| Gender | Male | 227 | 31.3 | 0.26 | 0.612 | 0.941 | 0.761 | 1.164 |
| Female | 278 | 32.6 | ||||||
| Age | >26 | 126 | 24.4 | 19.95 | <0.001∗ | 1.722 | 1.359 | 2.182 |
| <26 | 379 | 35.7 | ||||||
| Education | Higher education | 266 | 26.3 | 40.35 | <0.001∗ | 2.026 | 1.630 | 2.518 |
| Lower education | 239 | 42.0 | ||||||
| Employment | Employed/retired | 190 | 26.5 | 17.98 | <0.001∗ | 1.603 | 1.292 | 1.990 |
| Student/unemployed | 315 | 36.6 | ||||||
| Health insurance | No | 351 | 32.50 | 0.349 | 0.555 | 0.927 | 0.738 | 1.165 |
| Yes | 154 | 30.86 | ||||||
| Marital status | Married | 198 | 26.79 | 16.751 | <0.001∗ | 1.574 | 1.269 | 1.951 |
| Single | 307 | 36.55 | ||||||
| Wearing contact lens | No | 346 | 34.46 | 7.484 | <0.05∗ | 0.727 | 0.581 | 0.910 |
| Yes | 159 | 27.65 | ||||||
| Wearing spectacles | No | 259 | 41.84 | 44.753 | <0.001∗ | 0.479 | 0.386 | 0.594 |
| Yes | 246 | 25.62 | ||||||
| Visited optometrist | No | 169 | 41.73 | 23.186 | <0.001∗ | 0.560 | 0.443 | 0.708 |
| Yes | 336 | 28.62 | ||||||
OR: odds ratio; ∗statistically significant.