Table 2 Factors associated with the unmet need for presbyopia correction among school teachers in Hawassa city, South Ethiopia (n = 437)
Variables | Status of presbyopia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unmet, n (%)(n = 224) | Met, n (%) (n = 213) | COR, (95% CI) | AOR,(95%CI) | |
Age | ||||
36–45 | 167 (78.77%) | 45 (21.23%) | 19.3**(10.14–36.7) | 4.12*(1.46–11.76) |
46–55 | 42 (31.82%) | 90 (68.18%) | 2.43*(1.25–4.7) | 0.96 (0.40–2.32) |
> 56 | 15 (16.130%) | 78 (83.87%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Sex | ||||
Female | 130 (58.3%) | 93 (41.7%) | 1.78*(1.22–2.61) | 2.50**(1.51–4.15) |
Male | 94 (43.9%) | 120 (56.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Educational status | ||||
Diploma | 88 (79.28%) | 23 (20.72%) | 7.3**(3.1–17.29) | 0.59 (0.18–1.95) |
Degree | 125 (42.5%) | 169 (57.5%) | 1.41 (0.66–3.04) | 0.39 (0.14–1.06) |
MSc/MA | 11 (34.38%) | 21 (65.62%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 26 (50%) | 26 (50%) | 0.94 (0.53–1.69) | 1.05 (0.48–2.30) |
Married | 198 (51.43%) | 187 (49.57%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Monthly income in ETB | ||||
2748–5250 | 157 (71.04%) | 64 (29.96%) | 10.43**(5.23–20.84) | 0.86 (0.30–2.50) |
5251–7800 | 55 (35.9%) | 98 (64.1%) | 2.39*(1.17–4.85) | 1.96 (0.93–3.92) |
> 7800 | 12 (19.04%) | 51 (80.96%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Type of school | ||||
Private | 122 (65.95%) | 63 (34.05%) | 1.99*(1.34–2.95) | 0.68 (0.39–1.21) |
Public | 102 (40.48%) | 150 (59.52%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Level of school | ||||
Primary | 191 (54.26%) | 161 (45.74%) | 1.87*(1.15–3.03) | 1.96 (0.93–3.92) |
Secondary | 33 (38.8%) | 52 (61.2%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Teaching stream | ||||
Social science | 109 (54.2%) | 92 (45.8%) | 1.24 (0.86–1.82) | 0.92 (0.55–1.54) |
Natural science | 115 (48.7%) | 121 (51.3%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Awareness of presbyopia | ||||
Unaware | 152 (63.6%) | 87 (36.4%) | 3.06*8 (2.07–4.52%) | 2.36*(1.2–4.66) |
Aware | 72 (36.4%) | 126 (63.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Awareness of place for refraction | ||||
Unaware | 146 (63.2%) | 85 (36.8%) | 2.82**(1.91–4.16) | 0.71 (0.36–1.42) |
Aware | 78 (37.9%) | 128 (62.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
History of eye examination | ||||
No | 148 (71.5%) | 59 (28.5%) | 5.08**(3.38–7.65) | 1.28 (0.71–2.30) |
Yes | 76 (33.04%) | 154 (66.96%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Family ocular history | ||||
No | 152 (69.7%) | 66 (30.3%) | 4.7*(3.14–7.0) | 1.23 (0.65–2.32) |
Yes | 72 (32.9%) | 147 (67.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Self-rating of their current vision | ||||
Good | 41 (21.7%) | 148 (78.3%) | 10.16**(6.5–15.8) | 3.5*(1.61–7.65) |
Poor | 183 (73.8%) | 65 (26.2%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Degree of presbyopia | ||||
N10 | 48 (66.7%) | 24 (33.3%) | 11.88**(5.84–24) | 1.37 (0.49–3.84) |
N12-N18 | 159 (64.4%) | 88 (35.6%) | 10.74 (6.03–19.1) | 2.28 (0.98–5.29) |
Worse than N18 | 17 (14.4%) | 101 (85.6%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |