Table 4.
Factors associated with poor vision-related quality of life among study participants at the University of Gondar Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 484).
| Variable | Vision-related quality of life | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
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| Poor | Good | |||
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–45 | 51 | 68 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 45–60 | 42 | 78 | 0.72 (0.43–1.21) | 0.71 (0.40–1.24) |
| 60–75 | 80 | 66 | 1.62 (0.99–2.63) | 1.19 (0.70–2.04) |
| 75–96 | 65 | 34 | 2.55 (1.47–4.42) | 1.87 (1.02–3.40)∗ |
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| Sex | ||||
| Male | 143 | 140 | 1.00 | |
| Female | 95 | 106 | 0.88 (0.61–1.26) | |
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| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 163 | 134 | 1.82 (1.25–2.63) | 1.71 (1.13–2.60)∗ |
| Urban | 75 | 112 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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| Educational level | ||||
| Unable to read and write | 149 | 126 | 1.61 (0.77–3.33) | |
| Only able to read and write | 44 | 49 | 1.22 (0.55–2.72) | |
| Primary education | 19 | 37 | 0.70 (0.29–1.69) | |
| Secondary education | 12 | 15 | 1.09 (0.39–3.03) | |
| College/university | 14 | 19 | 1.00 | |
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| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 170 | 160 | 1.00 | |
| Single | 25 | 29 | 0.81 (0.46–1.45) | |
| Divorced | 16 | 20 | 0.75 (0.38–1.50) | |
| Widowed | 27 | 37 | 0.69 (0.40–1.18) | |
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| Occupation | ||||
| Farmer | 108 | 88 | 1.00 | |
| Student | 10 | 22 | 0.37 (0.17–0.82) | |
| Housewife | 75 | 67 | 0.91 (0.59–1.41) | |
| Merchant | 9 | 24 | 0.31 (0.14–0.69) | |
| Daily labor | 18 | 14 | 1.05 (0.49–2.22) | |
| Government employee | 11 | 18 | 0.50 (0.22–1.11) | |
| Retired | 7 | 13 | 0.44 (0.17–1.15) | |
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| Monthly income | ||||
| <400 | 82 | 57 | 2.27 (1.38–3.73) | |
| 400–600 | 49 | 55 | 1.40 (0.83–2.39) | |
| 600–1500 | 60 | 60 | 1.57 (0.94–2.63) | |
| >1500 | 47 | 74 | 1.00 | |
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| Visual impairment | ||||
| Moderate | 114 | 195 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Severe/blind | 124 | 51 | 4.16 (2.79–6.20) | 2.76 (1.80–4.23)∗∗ |
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| Duration of visual impairment | ||||
| <1 year | 31 | 58 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1–3 years | 73 | 120 | 1.14 (0.67–1.92) | 1.02 (0.58–1.78) |
| >3 years | 134 | 68 | 3.69 (2.18–6.23) | 2.85 (1.61–5.04)∗∗ |
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| Ocular conditions | ||||
| Cataract | 108 | 80 | 1.00 | |
| Corneal disease | 30 | 26 | 0.86 (0.47–1.56) | |
| Glaucoma | 53 | 59 | 0.67 (0.42–1.07) | |
| Refractive error | 19 | 40 | 0.35 (0.19–0.65) | |
| Retinal disease | 20 | 28 | 0.53 (0.28–1.15) | |
| Others | 8 | 13 | 0.46 (0.18–1.15) | |
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| Systemic comorbidities | ||||
| No | 190 | 197 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 48 | 49 | 1.02 (0.65–1.59) | |
∗ p value <0.05; ∗∗p value <0.001.