Table 6 Association of awareness of cataract and glaucoma with age, sex, literacy and caste (N = 10303)
Variable | Total number | Num aware of Cataract (%) | OR for being aware of Cataract (95% C.I.) | Num aware of Glaucoma (%) | OR for being aware of Glaucoma (95% C.I.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs.)a | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
40 - 49 | 4032 | 328(8.1) | 1.00 | 118(2.9) | 1.00 |
50 - 59 | 2707 | 181(6.7) | 1.02 (0.84 - 1.25) | 81(3.0) | 1.38 (1.02 - 1.85) |
60 - 69 | 1931 | 106 (5.5) | 1.02 (0.80 - 1.30) | 53(2.7) | 1.65 (1.16 - 2.35) |
≥ 70 | 1633 | 67 (4.1) | 0.97 (0.73 - 1.30) | 16(1.0) | 0.78 (0.45 - 1.35) |
Total | 10303 | 682(6.6) | - | 268(2.6) | Â |
Sex b | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 4912 | 398 (8.1) | 1.00 | 157(3.2) | 1.00 |
Female | 5391 | 284 (5.3) | 0.63(0.54 - 0.74) | 111(2.1) | 0.64 (0.50 - 0.81) |
Literacy c | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Literate | 3968 | 499 (12.6) | 1.00 | 215(5.4) | 1.00 |
Illiterate | 6335 | 183 (2.9) | 0.23(0.18 - 0.28) | 53(0.8) | 0.15 (0.10 - 0.21) |
Caste d | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Brahmin/Chhetri | 2396 | 383 (16.0) | 1.00 | 161(6.7) | 1.00 |
Newar | 7177 | 230 (3.2) | 0.22 (0.18 - 0.26) | 87(1.2) | 0.23 (0.18 - 0.30) |
Others | 730 | 69 (9.4) | 0.71 (0.54 - 0.94) | 20(2.7) | 0.55 (0.34 - 0.89) |