BMC Ophthalmology

Table 1 Sample Characteristics

From: Awareness and knowledge of glaucoma among visitors of main public hospitals in Damascus, Syria: a cross-sectional study

Variables		Frequency	Percent
Sex	Males	220	44.0
Sex	Females	280	56.0
Education Level	Uneducated	89	17.8
	Primary School	261	52.2
	Secondary School	66	13.2
	College (Not Graduated)	21	4.2
	Graduated	37	7.4
	Institution	26	5.2
Governate	Damascus (Capital)	111	22.2
	Rif Dimashq	124	24.8
	Daraa	32	6.4
	AL-Qunaitera	27	5.4
	Al-swidaa	16	3.2
	Homs	19	3.8
	Hama	23	4.6
	Aleppo	34	6.8
	Idlib	12	2.4
	Lattakia	7	1.4
	Tartus	8	1.6
	Der ALzour	50	10
	Al-Hasaka	14	2.8
	AL-Raqqa	23	4.6
Are your parents’ relatives?	Yes	169	33.8
Are your parents’ relatives?	No	331	66.2
Are you a Glaucoma Patient?	Yes	12	2.4
Are you a Glaucoma Patient?	No	488	97.6
Do you have Diabetes?	Yes	76	15.2
Do you have Diabetes?	No	424	84.8
Do you have Hypertension?	Yes	93	18.6
Do you have Hypertension?	No	407	81.4
Do you have Asthma?	Yes	22	4.4
Do you have Asthma?	No	478	95.6

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