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Table 3 Associations between demographic characteristics and knowledge on cataract

From: Assessment of optometrists knowledge, skills and practice on cataract: a cross-sectional study from Kisumu County, Western Kenya

Variable

Knowledge

OR(95% C.I)

P-value

Good

Poor

Age group (N = 49)

 25–30

24 (77.4%)

4 (22.2%)

12.0 (3.0–51.6)

< 0.001

 31–36

7 (22.6%)

14 (77.8%)

1.0

 

Duration of Practice

 < 5

19 (76.0%)

6 (25.0%)

1.0

 

 6–9

3 (12.0%)

5 (20.8%)

0.2 (0.0–0.9)

0.033

 > 10

3 (12.0%)

13 (54.2%)

0.1 (0.0–0.3)

< 0.001

Qualification

 BSc Optometry

25 (71.4%)

7 (50%)

2.5 (0.7–9.2)

0.155

 Dip Optometry

10 (28.6%)

7 (50%)

1.0

 
  1. Table above shows the association between demographic characteristics and the respondent’s knowledge on cataract with a confidence interval and a p value