Proportion and Associated Factors of Low Vision among Adult Patients Attending at University of Gondar Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Gondar Town, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of study participants, the University of Gondar tertiary eye care and training center, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 715).

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age (years)
≤40	272	38
40–49	63	8.8
50–59	95	13.3
60–69	123	17.2
≥70	162	22.7
Sex
Male	421	58.9
Female	294	41.1
Residence
Rural	370	51.7
Urban	345	48.3
Marital status (currently)
Single	189	26.4
Married	526	73.6
Education
No formal education	441	61.7
Formal education	274	38.3
Occupation
Farmer	259	36.2
Housewife	135	18.9
Retired	42	5.9
Student	87	12.2
Government employer	118	16.5
Others	74	10.3
Monthly income (Ethiopian birr)
≤1000	261	36.5
1001–1500	152	22
1501–2500	128	17.9
>2500	169	23.6

Education categories, no formal education (can read and write or not) and formal education (primary school (1–8th), high school (8–12th), and college/university (diploma, degree, and above)).