Table 3.
Associations between demographic characteristics and knowledge on cataract
| Variable | Knowledge | OR(95% C.I) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Poor | |||
| Age group (N = 49) | ||||
| 25–30 | 24 (77.4%) | 4 (22.2%) | 12.0 (3.0–51.6) | < 0.001 |
| 31–36 | 7 (22.6%) | 14 (77.8%) | 1.0 | |
| Duration of Practice | ||||
| < 5 | 19 (76.0%) | 6 (25.0%) | 1.0 | |
| 6–9 | 3 (12.0%) | 5 (20.8%) | 0.2 (0.0–0.9) | 0.033 |
| > 10 | 3 (12.0%) | 13 (54.2%) | 0.1 (0.0–0.3) | < 0.001 |
| Qualification | ||||
| BSc Optometry | 25 (71.4%) | 7 (50%) | 2.5 (0.7–9.2) | 0.155 |
| Dip Optometry | 10 (28.6%) | 7 (50%) | 1.0 | |
Table above shows the association between demographic characteristics and the respondent’s knowledge on cataract with a confidence interval and a p value