Table 2 Medication-related factors of glaucoma patients attending Menelik II Referral Hospital
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Number of medications | ||
One | 174 | 48.7 |
Two or more | 185 | 51.5 |
Type of glaucoma medications | ||
Timolol | 158 | 44.0 |
Latanoprost | 1 | 0.3 |
Pilocarpine | 2 | 0.6 |
Other(s) (dorzolamide, dorzolamide + timolol, brimonidine, betaxolol) | 13 | 3.6 |
Two or more combination of eye drops | 185 | 51.5 |
Time elapsed to administer the second or consecutive drop (n = 183) | ||
Immediately | 11 | 6.0 |
1–5 min | 49 | 26.8 |
5–10 min | 54 | 29.5 |
> 10 min | 69 | 37.7 |
Immediate experience of side effects from the medications (n = 357) | ||
Yes | 157 | 44.0 |
No | 200 | 56.0 |