Table 2 Association of awareness of cataract, glaucoma, night blindness, trachoma, diabetic retinopathy in relation to age, sex, education, literacy and location (n = 1741)
Variables | Total number |     Awareness | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Cataract | Glaucoma | Night blindness | Trachoma | Diabetic retinopathy |
Part A | ||||||
Grand Total | 1741 | 863(49.6) | 370(21.3) | 841(48.3) | 1 06(6.1) | 504(29.0) |
Part B: Location a | ||||||
Semi-urban general population | 893 | 484(54.2) | 256(28.7) | 473(52.9) | 65(7.3) | 326(36.5) |
Urban hospital-outpatient clinic | 431 | 237(54.9) | 78(18.1) | 252(58.5) | 36(8.4) | 112(25.9) |
Rural outreach clinics (camps) | 417 | 142(34.1) | 36(8.6) | 116(27.8) | 5(1.2) | 66(15.8) |
Part C: Age group(years) b | ||||||
<20 | 142 | 84(59.2) | 31(21.8) | 105(73.9) | 8(5.6) | 52(36.6) |
20-29 | 411 | 253(61.6) | 112(27.3) | 271(65.9) | 41(10.0) | 155(37.7) |
30-39 | 323 | 175(54.2) | 79(24.5) | 157(48.6) | 24(7.4) | 108(33.4) |
40-49 | 284 | 136(47.9) | 68(23.9) | 137(48.2) | 22(7.7) | 83(29.2) |
50-59 | 224 | 91(40.6) | 42(18.8) | 83(37.1) | 7(3.1) | 50(22.3) |
60-69 | 197 | 63(32.0) | 21(10.7) | 51(25.9) | 2(1.0) | 34(17.3) |
≥70 | 160 | 61(38.1) | 17(10.6) | 37(23.1) | 2(1.3) | 22(13.8) |
Part D: Gender c | ||||||
Male | 950 | 532(56) | 225(23.7) | 514(54.1) | 70(7.4) | 290(30.5) |
Female | 791 | 331(41.8) | 145(18.3) | 327(41.3) | 36(4.6) | 214(27.1) |
Part E: Education d | ||||||
No education | 582 | 165(28.4) | 65(11.2) | 141(24.2) | 11(1.9) | 88(15.1) |
Less than primary | 239 | 118(49.4) | 47(19.7) | 101(42.3) | 9(3.8) | 69(28.9) |
Primary | 189 | 84(44.4) | 35(18.5) | 73(38.6) | 10(5.3) | 35(18.5) |
Secondary | 341 | 193(56.6) | 67(19.6) | 190(55.7) | 18(5.3) | 95(27.9) |
Higher secondary | 390 | 303(77.7) | 156(40.0) | 336(86.2) | 58(14.9) | 217(55.6) |
Literacy e | ||||||
Literate | 582 | 165(28.4) | 65(11.2) | 141(24.2) | 11(1.9) | 88(15.1) |
Illiterate | 1159 | 698(60.2) | 305(26.3) | 700(60.4) | 95(8.2) | 416(35.9) |