Table 4. Overall awareness of the participants regarding keratoconus according to their sociodemographic data and medical history.

*A p-value less than 0.05 is considered statistically significant

Factors	Awareness level				p-value*
	Poor		Good
	No	%	No	%
Age in years					0.887
18-30	432	93.7%	29	6.3%
31-40	184	94.8%	10	5.2%
41-50	78	94.0%	5	6.0%
> 50	28	96.6%	1	3.4%
Gender					0.989
Male	145	94.2%	9	5.8%
Female	577	94.1%	36	5.9%
Educational level					0.346
Below secondary	33	97.1%	1	2.9%
Secondary	166	96.0%	7	4.0%
University and higher	523	93.4%	37	6.6%
Had allergy					0.380
Yes	255	95.1%	13	4.9%
No	467	93.6%	32	6.4%
Had visual/eye problems?					0.039
Yes	383	92.5%	31	7.5%
No	339	96.0%	14	4.0%
Family history of keratoconus					0.001
Yes	47	79.7%	12	20.3%
No	308	93.6%	21	6.4%
Don't know	367	96.8%	12	3.2%
Do you rub your eyes?					0.642
Yes	582	94.3%	35	5.7%
No	140	93.3%	10	6.7%