Table 1. Scio-demographic characteristics of study participants attending the University of Gondar tertiary eye care and training center, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 412).
| Variables | Visual impairment | Normal vision | Total | X2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | |||
| Age (in year) | 8.00 | 0.92 | |||
| 18–45 | 57 (27.7) | 52 (25.2) | 109 (26.5) | ||
| 46–56 | 51 (24.8) | 51 (24.8) | 102 (24.7) | ||
| 57–65 | 57 (27.7) | 58 (28.2) | 115 (27.9) | ||
| 66+ | 41 (19.6) | 45 (21.8) | 86 (20.9) | ||
| Sex | 0.10 | 0.74 | |||
| Male | 117 (56.8) | 120 (58.3) | 237 (57.5) | ||
| Female | 89 (43.2) | 86 (41.7) | 175 (42.5) | ||
| Marital status | 1.06 | 0.30 | |||
| Married | 137 (66.5) | 109 (52.9) | 246 (59.7) | ||
| Unmarried | 69 (33.5) | 97 (41.1) | 166 (40.3) | ||
| Living arrangement | 3.23 | 0.07 | |||
| With family member | 185 (89.8) | 181 (87.9) | 366 (88.8) | ||
| Alone | 21 (10.2) | 25 (12.1) | 46 (11.2) | ||
| Religion | 0.01 | 0.93 | |||
| Orthodox | 172 (83.5) | 189 (91.7) | 361 (87.6) | ||
| Muslim | 34 (16.5) | 17 (8.3) | 51 (12.4) | ||
| Educational status | 42.21 | 0.00 | |||
| Can not read and write | 100 (48.5) | 25 (12.1) | 125 (30.4) | ||
| Able to read and write | 47 (22.8) | 59 (28.7) | 106 (25.7) | ||
| Secondary school | 33 (16.1) | 42 (20.4) | 75 (18.2) | ||
| College and above | 26 (12.6) | 80 (38.8) | 106 (25.7) | ||
| Occupation | 34.36 | 0.00 | |||
| Farmer | 90 (43.7) | 39 (18.9) | 129 (31.3) | ||
| Housewife | 39 (18.9) | 18 (8.7) | 57 (13.8) | ||
| Employed | 33 (16) | 79 (38.3) | 112 (27.2) | ||
| Unemployed | 44 (21.4) | 70 (34.1) | 114 (27.7) | ||
| Income in Ethiopian Birr | 22.11 | 0.00 | |||
| ≤100 | 77 (37.4) | 30 (14.6) | 107 (26) | ||
| 1001–1500 | 29 (14) | 29 (14.1) | 58 (14.1) | ||
| 1501–3000 | 63 (30.6) | 49 (23.8) | 112 (27.2) | ||
| >3000 | 37 (18) | 98 (47.5) | 135 (32.7) | ||
| Residency | 3.16 | 0.08 | |||
| Urban | 83 (40.3) | 150 (72.8) | 233 (56.6) | ||
| Rural | 123 (59.9) | 56 (27.2) | 179 (43.4) | ||
| Family size | 1.58 | 0.21 | |||
| <5 | 97 (47.1) | 103 (50) | 200 (48.5) | ||
| 5+ | 109 (52.9) | 103 (50) | 212 (51.5) | ||
| Systemic co-morbidity | 206 | 0.00 | |||
| No | 178 (84.6) | 181 (87.9) | 359 (87.1) | ||
| Yes | 28 (15.4) | 25 (12.1) | 53 (12.9) | ||
| SRQ score | 4.88 | 0.02 | |||
| <10 | 117(56.8) | 167 (81.1) | 284 (68.9) | ||
| ≥10 | 89 (43.2) | 39 (18.9) | 128 (31.1) |