Distribution for noticing change in vision over the past 5 years and for seeking treatment for the noticed change in vision
| Total (n=229) | Number noticed decrease in vision (%) | Number sought treatment (%) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| 16–29 | 11 | 8(72.7) | 1 (12.5) |
| 30–39 | 17 | 12 (70.6) | 5 (41.7) |
| 40–49 | 33 | 26 (78.8) | 12 (46.2) |
| 50–59 | 57 | 56(98.2) | 21 (37.5) |
| 60–69 | 57 | 52 (91.2) | 28 (53.8) |
| ⩾70 | 54 | 48 (88.9) | 27 (56.3) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 100 | 84 (84.0) | 37 (44.0) |
| Female | 129 | 118 (91.5) | 57 (48.3) |
| Education (category) | |||
| I | 130 | 121 (93.1) | 56 (46.3) |
| II | 40 | 32 (80.0) | 17 (53.1) |
| III | 33 | 26 (78.8) | 8 (30.8) |
| IV | 13 | 12 (92.3) | 5 (41.7) |
| V | 9 | 8 (88.9) | 8 (100.0) |
| Socioeconomic status | |||
| Extreme lower | 30 | 26 (86.7) | 15 (57.7) |
| Lower | 91 | 81 (89.0) | 33 (40.7) |
| Middle | 96 | 83 (86.5) | 41 (49.4) |
| Upper | 6 | 6 (100.0) | 4 (66.7) |
| Religion | |||
| Hindu | 146 | 131 (89.7) | 53 (40.1) |
| Muslim | 83 | 71 (85.5) | 41 (57.7) |
| Level of visual impairment | |||
| <6/18–6/30 | 124 | 103 (83.1) | 55 (53.4) |
| <6/30–6/60 | 61 | 56 (91.8) | 17 (30.4) |
| <6/60 | 44 | 43 (97.7) | 22 (51.2) |
| Cause of visual impairment | |||
| Cataract | 105 | 97 (92.4) | 48 (49.5) |
| Refractive error | 86 | 69 (80.2) | 24 (34.8) |
| Others | 38 | 36 (94.7) | 22 (66.1) |
↵p=0.006 for noticing decrease in vision and p=0.125 for seeking treatment, χ2 test in univariate analysis.
↵p=0.082 for noticing decrease in vision and p=0.55 for seeking treatment,χ2 test in univariate analysis.
↵p=0.068 for noticing decrease in vision and p=0.015 for seeking treatment, χ2 test in univariate analysis; Education categories defined as - I: no education, II: class 1-5, III: class 6-10, IV: class 11-12, V: higher than class 12 (including technical courses). Data on education not available for 4 subjects for noticing decrease in vision and for 3 subjects for seeking treatment.
↵p=0.76 for noticing decrease in vision and p=0.31 for seeking treatment, χ2 test in univariate analysis; Socioeconomic status defined according to monthly per capita income in rupees: extreme lower ⩽200 (£3.2), lower 201–500, middle 501–2000 and upper >2000. Data on socioeconomic status not available for 6 subjects.
↵p=0.54 for noticing decrease in vision and p=0.061 for seeking treatment, χ2 test in univariate analysis.
↵p=0.021 for noticing decrease in vision and p=0.016 for seeking treatment, χ2 test in univariate analysis.
↵p=0.080 for noticing decrease in vision and p=0.029 for seeking treatment, χ2 test in univariate analysis.