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Table 1 Summary of demographic of respondents (n = 1741)

From: Health literacy of common ocular diseases in Nepal

Description

Total

Semi-urban general

Urban hospital

Rural outreach

 

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Location

    

Semi-urban general population

893(51.3)

   

Urban hospital-outpatient clinic

431(24.8)

   

Rural outreach clinics

417(24.0)

   

Age

    

<20

142(8.2)

56(6.3)

56(13.0)

30(7.2)

20-29

411(23.6)

196(21.9)

173(40.1)

42(10.1)

30-39

323(18.6)

175(19.6)

100(23.2)

48(11.5)

40-49

284(16.3)

172(19.3)

51(11.8)

61(14.6)

50-59

224(12.9)

121(13.5)

33(7.7)

70(16.8)

60-69

197(11.3)

97(10.9)

16(3.7)

84(20.1)

≥70

160(9.2)

76(8.5)

2(0.5)

82(19.7)

Gender

    

Male

950(54.6)

448(50.2)

92(21.3)

251(60.2)

Female

791(45.4)

445(49.8)

339(78.7)

166(39.8)

Level of education

    

No education

582(33.4)

315(35.3)

41(9.5)

226(54.2)

Less than primary

239(13.7)

138(51.5)

37(8.6)

64(15.3)

Primary

189(10.9)

92(10.3)

64(14.8)

33(7.9)

Secondary

341(19.6)

144(16.1)

135(31.3)

62(14.9)

Higher secondary

390(22.4)

204(22.8)

154(35.7)

32(7.7)

Literacy rate

    

Illiterate

582(33.4)

315(35.3)

41(9.5)

226(54.2)

Literate

1159(66.6)

578(64.7)

390(90.5)

191(45.8)