Health literacy of common ocular diseases in Nepal

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 4 Source of information for common ocular problems

Description	Cataract		Glaucoma		Night blindness		Trachoma		Diabetic retinopathy		Total
	N*	% **	N*	% **	N*	% **	N*	% **	N*	% **	N*	% **
Television, print media	395	47.9	193	52.2	486	58.8	74	69.8	220	43.7	1368	52
Family/friend/relative who suffer from condition	249	30.2	82	22.2	140	16.9	9	8.5	174	34.5	654	24.9
Family/friend/relative who do not suffer from condition	73	8.9	34	9.2	77	9.3	9	8.5	54	10.7	247	9.4
Eye camp	28	3.4	17	4.6	25	3	1	0.9	10	2	81	3.1
Health care workers	36	4.4	21	5.7	10	1.2	2	1.9	17	3.4	86	3.3
Others	43	5.2	23	6.2	89	10.8	11	10.4	29	5.8	195	7.4
Total	824	100	370	100	827	100	106	100	504	100	2631	100

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