Table 3 Previous medical history and clinical comorbidity characteristics of the study participants at DMRH eye clinic; March 2020 (N = 312)
Previous history and comorbidity | Category | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Family history of vision problem | Yes | 75 | 24.0 |
No | 237 | 76.0 | |
Previous ophthalmic clinic visit | Yes | 210 | 67.3 |
No | 102 | 32.7 | |
Hypertension /HTN/ | Yes | 37 | 11.9 |
No | 275 | 88.1 | |
Anti-hypertensive medication | Yes | 26 | 70.3 |
No | 11 | 29.7 | |
Diabetic mellitus/DM/ | Yes | 10 | 3.2 |
No | 302 | 96.8 | |
Anti-Diabetic medication | Yes | 9 | 90 |
No | 1 | 10 | |
Tuberculosis | Yes | 26 | 8.3 |
No | 286 | 91.7 | |
Tuberculosis treatment | Yes | 26 | 100.0 |
HIV/AIDS | Yes | 8 | 2.6 |
No | 304 | 97.4 | |
HAART | Yes | 8 | 100.0 |
History of ocular trauma | Yes | 63 | 20.2 |
No | 249 | 79.8 | |
History of vision problem | Yes | 86 | 27.6 |
No | 226 | 72.4 | |
Other chronic diseases (CHD, Asthma, CKD, Cancer) | Yes | 14 | 4.5 |
No | 298 | 95.5 |