Table 5 Factors associated with knowledge about cataract of adults in Yirgalem town at Sidama national regional state, southern Ethiopia, 2020

 Male

172

(66.7)

86

(32.3)

1

–

 Female

207

(63.1)

212

(36.9)

0.85 (0.60–1.20)

–

 Urban

284

(74.2)

99

(25.8)

1

1

 Rural

95

(46.8)

108

(53.2)

0.30 (0.21–0.41)

0.19 (0.12–.31)***

 Married

292

64.3

162

35.7

1.60 (0.79–3.22)

 Single

69

70.4

29

29.6

2.11 (0.94–4.71)

 Others^@

18

52.9

16

47.1

1

1

 18–29

129

(56.3)

100

(43.7)

1

1

 30–39

175

(67.0)

86

(33.0)

1.57 (1.09–2.27)

1.15 (0.71–1.85)

  ≥ 40

75

(78.1)

21

(21.9)

2.76 (1.59–4.79)

2.29 (1.18–4.44)*

 No formal education

45

(42.9)

60

(57.1)

1

1

 Elementary school

151

(58.1)

109

(41.9)

1.84 (1.16–2.92)

2.31 (1.30–4.10)**

 High school & above

183

(82.8)

38

(17.2)

6.42 (3.81–10.81)

5.55 (2.81–10.89)***

  ≤ 1000 ETB

115

(60.8)

74

(39.2)

1

1

 1001–2575 ETB

129

(64.2)

72

(35.8)

1.15 (0.76–1.73)

1.16 (0.68–1.97)

  ≥ 2575 ETB

135

(69.9)

61

(31.1)

1.42 (0.93–2.16)

1.15 (0.67–1.97)

 Employed

118

(88.1)

16

(11.9)

7.49 (4.20–13.33)

5.62 (2.78–11.38)***

 Merchant

134

(68.4)

62

(31.6)

2.19 (1.48–3.23)

1.72 (1.03–2.88)*

 Farmer

127

(49.6)

129

(51.4)

1

1

 Yes

161

(89.0)

20

(11.0)

6.90 (4.17–11.43)

3.08 (1.00–9.38)

 No

218

(53.8)

187

(56.2)

1

1

 Yes

141

(90.4)

15

(9.6)

7.58 (4.30–13.34)

2.12 (0.61–7.36)

 No

238

(55.3)

192

(44.7)

1

1

 Positive

178

(86.0)

129

(14.0)

5.43 (3.49–8.45)

3.85 (2.94–6.47)***

 Negative

201

(53.0)

178

(47.0)

1

1