Table 5 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression of factor affecting good knowledge about glaucoma, Gondar town, 2016 (n = 246)
Variable | Knowledge | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | |||
Age category (years) | ||||
 35 - 44 | 50 | 62 | 1.00 | - |
 45 - 54 | 38 | 31 | 1.52(0.83,2.78) |  |
 55 – 64 | 24 | 18 | 1.65(0.81,3.38) |  |
 65 – 74 | 6 | 4 | 1.86(0.50,7.0) |  |
  ≥ 75 | 4 | 9 | 0.55(0.16,1.90) |  |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 73 | 64 | .00 | 1.00 |
 Female | 49 | 60 | 0.72(0.43,1.19)c | 0.76(0.44,1.30) |
Educational level | ||||
 No formal education | 7 | 24 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Primary education | 28 | 34 | 2.82(1.06,7.52)* | 2.83(1.04,7.71)* |
 Secondary education | 41 | 35 | 4.02(1.55,10.44)** | 3.53(1.33,9.41)* |
 College and above | 46 | 31 | 5.09(2.00,13.25)** | 4.86(1.82,12.99)** |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 12 | 6 | 1.00 | - |
 Married | 89 | 97 | 0.46(1.65,2.17)** |  |
 Divorced | 12 | 10 | 0.60(0.17,2.17) |  |
 Widowed | 9 | 11 | 0.41(0.11,1.53) |  |
Diabetes mellitus status | ||||
 Yes | 15 | 106 | 0.79(0.35,1.76) | - |
 Do not know | 104 | 104 | 0.40(0.08,1.94) |  |
 No | 3 | 6 | 1.00 |  |
Hypertension status | ||||
 Yes | 22 | 22 | 1.05(0.55,2.03) |  |
 Do not know(not screened) | 98 | 93 | 0.22(0.43,1.15) |  |
 No | 2 | 9 | 1.00 |  |
Eye examination | ||||
 Yes | 77 | 49 | 2.62(1.57,4.38)*** | 2.61(1.53,4.45)*** |
 No | 45 | 75 | 1.00 | 1.00 |