Table 3

Determinants of knowledge of glaucoma among the study participants

S. noFeaturePoor (%)Good (%)p Value
1Age0.202
18–2911 (29.7)26 (70.3)37 (100)
30–399 (25.7)26 (74.3)35 (100)
40–4928 (46.7)32 (53.3)60 (100)
50–5929 (37.2)50 (63.3)79 (100)
60–6926 (46.4)29 (52.7)55 (100)
>7014 (51.9)13 (48.1)27 (100)
2Sex0.978
Male66 (40)99 (60)165 (100)
Female51 (39.8)77 (60.2)128 (100)
3Marital status0.110
Married93 (42.3)127 (57.7)220 (100)
Single15 (27.3)40 (72.7)55 (100)
Widowed9 (52.9)8 (47.1)17 (100)
Divorced/separated0 (0)1 (100)1 (100)
4Occupation
Professional7 (41.2)10 (58.8)17 (100)0.008
Business/self-employed28 (38.9)44 (61.1)72 (100)
Student5 (18.5)22 (81.5)27 (100)
Civil servant22 (33.8)43 (66.2)65 (100)
Pensioner16 (38.1)26 (61.9)42 (100)
Unemployed7 (36.8)12 (63.2)19 (100)
Farmer/labourer32 (62.7)19 (37.3)51 (100)
5Highest educational attainmentp<0.001
None11 (73.3)4 (26.7)15 (100)
Primary31 (54.4)26 (45.6)57 (100)
Secondary37 (45.7)44 (54.3)81 (100)
Tertiary35 (26.9)95 (73.1)130 (100)
Higher (MSc, PhD, etc)3 (30)7 (70)10 (100)
6First eye check0.606
No73 (38.8)115 (61.2)188 (100)
Yes44 (41.9)61 (58.1)105 (100)
7Family history0.566
Yes100 (40.7)146 (59.3)246 (100)
No17 (36.2)30 (63.8)47 (100)
8Do you have glaucoma0.796
No or don't know106 (39.7)161 (60.3)267 (100)
Yes11 (42.3)15 (57.7)26 (100)
9Source of information about glaucoma0.335
Mass media70 (41.4)99 (58.6)169 (100)
Social media1 (11.1)8 (88.9)9 (100)
Family and friends17 (47.2)19 (52.8)36 (100)
Health workers28 (36.4)49 (63.6)77 (100)
Books1 (50)1 (50)2 (100)