Table 5 Factors associated with visual impairment among adults aged ≥ 18 years at Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 416, n = number of study participants)
Factors | Visual Impairment | COR(95% CI) | AOR(95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||||
Age (year) | 0.0001 | ||||
18–39 | 222 | 13 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
40–64 | 100 | 23 | 3.93(1.91–2.8.07) | 3.04(1.22–7.58) | 0.017 |
> 64 | 24 | 34 | 24.19(11.25–52.01) | 12.18(4.47–33.20) | 0.0001 |
Marital status | 0.058 | ||||
Single | 141 | 37 | 1.63(0.97–2.73) | 2.06(0.98–4.37) | |
Married | 205 | 33 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Education level | 0.007 | ||||
Illiterate | 26 | 29 | 8.71(4.68–16.20) | 3.02(1.36–6.72) | |
Literate | 320 | 41 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Family income | 0.491 | ||||
(US$) | 74 | 32 | 3.85(1.78–8.35) | 2.20(0.78–6.20) | 0.137 |
< 57.31 | 108 | 19 | 1.57(0.69–3.54) | 1.40(0.52–3.76) | 0.506 |
57.31–101.07 | 75 | 9 | 1.07(0.41–2.77) | 1.67(0.54–5.17) | 0.373 |
101.11–51.61 | 89 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
> 151.61 | |||||
Hypertension | 0.840 | ||||
Yes | 15 | 6 | 2.07(0.77–5.53) | 1.14(0.33–3.87) | |
No | 331 | 64 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Diabetes | 0.278 | ||||
Yes | 5 | 4 | 4.13(1.08–15.80) | 2.47(0.48–12.63) | |
No | 341 | 66 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Family history of eye problem | 0.003 | ||||
Yes | 9 | 7 | 4.16(1.50–11.58) | 7.02(1.95–25.22) | |
No | 337 | 63 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
History of trauma | 0.003 | ||||
Yes | 18 | 10 | 3.61(1.61–8.09) | 4.44(1.64–12.04) | |
No | 328 | 60 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Occupation | 0.595 | ||||
Employed | 141 | 14 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Unemployed | 205 | 56 | 2.75(1.48–5.13) | 1.24(0.56–2.72) | |
Cigarette smoke | 0.287 | ||||
Yes | 7 | 4 | 2.93(0.83–10.31) | 2.42(0.42–12.29) | |
No | 339 | 66 | 1.0 | ||
Family size | 0.077 | ||||
< 2 | 104 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
2–4 | 159 | 30 | 1.64(0.80–3.34) | 2.25(0.83–6.14) | 0.113 |
4–5 | 39 | 9 | 2.00(0.78–5.12) | 2.25(0.63–8.03) | 0.210 |
> 5 | 44 | 19 | 3.74(1.68–8.36) | 4.44(1.43–13.75) | 0.010 |