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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and unmet need for presbyopia correction among school teachers in Hawassa city, South Ethiopia (n = 437)

From: Unmet need for presbyopia correction and its associated factors among school teachers in Hawassa city, South Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency n (%)

Uncorrected presbyopia

Frequency n (%)

Age in years

 36–45

212 (48.51)

167 (78.77)

 46–55

132 (30.21)

42 (31.82)

 > 56

93 (21.28)

15 (16.13)

Sex

 Male

214 (48.97)

94 (43.93)

 Female

223 (51.03)

130 (58.30)

Educational status

 Diploma

111 (25.40)

88 (79.28)

 Degree

294 (67.28)

125 (42.52)

  MSc/MA

32 (7.32)

11 (34.34)

Marital status

 Married

385 (88.10)

198 (51.43)

 Single

52 (11.90)

26 (50.00)

aIncome per month in ETB

 2748–5250

221 (50.57)

157 (71.04)

 5251–7800

153 (35.01)

55 (35.95)

 > 7800

63 (14.42)

12 (19.05)

Type of school

 Public

272 (62.24)

122 (44.85)

 Private

165 (37.74)

102 (61.82)

Level of school

 Primary

352 (80.55)

191 (54.26)

 Secondary

85 (19.45)

33 (38.82)

  1. aincome is categorized using the 2018 Ethiopian taxation rate