Table 1 Visual impairment (VA < 6/18 in the better eye) distribution by gender and Age (n = 735)
From: Pattern of childhood ocular morbidity in rural eye hospital, Central Ethiopia
Sex | Age group (Yr) | ≥ 6/18 | <6/18-6/60 | <6/60-3/60 | <3/60-NLP | Indeterminable | Total no (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | ≤ 5 | 4 | 1 | 107 | 112 (15.2) | ||
6-10 | 63 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 83 (11.3) | |
11-15 | 135 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 171 (23.3) | ||
Female | ≤ 5 | 1 | 93 | 94 (12.8) | |||
6-10 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 66 (9.0) | |
11-15 | 153 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 209 (28.4) | ||
Total | 404 (55.0) | 70 (9.5) | 37 (5.0) | 12 (1.7) | 212 (28.8) | 735 (100) | |