Magnitude of visual impairment and associated factors among patients attending ophthalmic clinics of Debre Markos referral hospital, north West Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants, DMRH eye clinic (N = 325); March 2020

Socio-demographic variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Sex	Male	193	61.9
Sex	Female	119	38.1
Age	< 40	126	40.4
	40–49	34	10.9
	50 and above	152	48.7
Marital status	Married	227	72.8
Marital status	Not married	85	27.2
Residence	Urban	132	42.3
Residence	Rural	180	57.7
Religion	Orthodox	297	95.2
Religion	Muslim	15	4.8
Ethnicity	Amhara	310	99.4
Ethnicity	Oromo	2	.6
Educational status	Can’t read and write	136	43.6
	Can read and write	40	12.8
	Primary school and above	136	43.6
Occupation	Employed	69	22.1
Occupation	Unemployed	243	77.9
Family size	< 5	143	45.8
Family size	5 and above	169	54.2
Health insurance	Yes No	205 107	65.7 34.3

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