Primary open angle glaucoma in northern Nigeria: stage at presentation and acceptance of treatment

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 2 Characteristics participants with POAG, by stage of glaucoma at presentation in the most affected eye

		Mild/Moderate		Advanced/End stage		Total
		N	%	N	%	N	%
Mode of presentation	Symptomatic	15	16	77	84	92	100
	Referred	7	39	11	61	18	100
	Opportunistic	6	60	4	40	10	100
	First degree relative	3	27	8	73	11	100
Gender	Male	19	23	62	76	81	100
	Female	12	24	38	76	50	100
Age	50 years and above	10	13	70	87	80	100
	Less than 50 years	21	41	30	59	51	100
Ethnic group	Hausa	12	20	48	80	60	100
	Other	19	26	52	73	71	100
Occupation	Professional/civil servant/student/soldier/other	16	31	35	69	51	100
	Traders/Artisans/farmers	12	24	37	76	49	100
	Housewife/unemployed	3	10	28	90	31	100
Literacy	Not literate	10	13	65	87	75	100
	Literate	21	37	35	63	56	100
Family history of glaucoma	Yes	10	34	19	66	29	100
	No	21	21	81	79	102	100
Residence	Urban	27	28	70	72	97	100
	Rural	4	12	30	88	34	100
Place of residence	Within 10 kms of hospital	25	30	56	70	81	100
	10kms or more	6	12	44	88	50	100
Awareness of having glaucoma	No	19	23	63	76	82	100
	Yes	12	24	37	75	49	100
Knowledge about glaucoma	Good	11	50	11	50	22	100
	Poor	20	18	89	82	109	100
	Total	31	24	100	76	131	100

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