Research Article
Public Awareness regarding Common Eye Diseases among Saudi Adults in Riyadh City: A Quantitative Study
Table 2
Acceptable level of knowledge about the eye care and eye diseases among Saudi adults in Riyadh city 2016.
| Determinants
| Participants
| Acceptable level of knowledge
| | n (%) | 95% CI | Validation |
| | Gender | | Male | 350 | 276 (78.9) | 76.7–81.0 | OR = 0.6; | | Female | 361 | 311 (86.1) | 84.3–88.0 | 95% CI (0.4–0.9); | | Education level | | Pre-university level | 231 | 177 (76.6) | 73.8–79.4 | χ2 = 7.2 | | University level | 457 | 390 (85.3) | 83.7–87.0 | | | Postgraduate level | 17 | 15 (88.2) | 80.4–96.0 | | Illiterate | 6 | 5 (83.3) | 68.1–98.5 | | Occupation | | Students | 165 | 130 (78.8) | 75.6–82.0 | χ2 = 1.2 | | Government employee | 263 | 221 (84.0) | 81.8–86.3 | | | Private employee | 72 | 57 (79.2) | 74.4–84.0 | | Looking for a job | 36 | 31 (86.1) | 80.3–91.9 | | Retired | 46 | 38 (82.6) | 77.0–88.2 | | Business person | 7 | 6 (85.7) | 72.5–98.9 | | Unemployed | 122 | 104 (85.2) | 82.0–88.5 | | Marital status | | Single | 231 | 177 (76.6) | 73.8–79.4 | χ2 = 7.3 | | Married | 457 | 390 (85.3) | 83.7–87.0 | | | Divorced | 17 | 15 (88.2) | 80.4–96.0 | | Widowed | 6 | 5 (83.3) | 68.1–98.5 | | Suffering from eye disease | | Yes | 94 | 78 (83.0) | 79.1–86.9 | OR = 1.03; | | No | 617 | 509 (82.5) | 81.0–84.0 | 95% CI 0.6–1.8; | | Relatives with eye diseases | | Yes | 421 | 366 (86.9) | 85.3–88.6 | χ2 = 6.8 | | No | 165 | 130 (78.8) | 75.6–82.0 | | | I do not know | 125 | 91 (72.8) | 68.8–76.8 | | Total | 711 | 587(82.6) | 81.1–84.0 | |
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95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
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