Table 2.
Behavior and Knowledge of Contact Lens Wear and Care of Participants (N = 336)
| Questions | Behavior | Knowledge | Correlation* (p value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
| Sleeping overnight with lenses | 99 (29.46%) | 237 (70.54%) | 229 (68.15%) | 107 (31.85%) | 0.03 (0.527) |
| Sharing lenses with friends | 15 (4.46%) | 321 (95.54%) | 321 (95.54%) | 15 (4.46%) | 1.00 (< 0.001) |
| Replace lenses as recommended | 186 (55.36%) | 150 (44.64%) | 295 (87.80%) | 41 (12.20%) | 0.05 (0.367) |
| Swimming with contact lenses | 86 (25.60%) | 250 (74.4%) | 306 (91.07%) | 30 (8.93%) | 0.08 (0.146) |
| Using tap water for cleaning/rinsing lenses | 51 (15.81%) | 285 (84.82%) | 323 (96.13%) | 13 (3.87%) | 0.001 (0.983) |
| Using fresh lens solution every day | 263 (78.27%) | 59 (17.56%) | 298 (88.69%) | 38 (11.31%) | −0.04 (0.515) |
| Changing lens case every 1–3 months | 303 (90.18%) | 8 (2.38%) | 255 (75.89%) | 81 (24.11%) | −0.04 (0.449) |
| Average total score (mean, SD) | 5 (1) | 6 (1) | 0.03 (0.655) | ||
Note: *Using Spearman’s rank correlation for each question and Pearson correlation for average total score.