Utilisation of services among people requiring eye care* in our study sample
| Total (n = 3746) | No (%) reporting previous utilisation | Odds ratio (95% CI)† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *People requiring eye care defined as people with presenting vision in better eye worse than 6/18 and/or with a diagnosed ocular pathology/disease after examination. | |||
| †Adjusted for age, sex, and education. | |||
| ‡I, illiterate; II, up to class 5; III, class 6–10; IV, class 11–12; and V, more than class 12. | |||
| Age categories | |||
| 40–49 | 986 | 339 (34.4) | 1.0 |
| 50–59 | 1210 | 416 (34.4) | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) |
| 60–69 | 1145 | 470 (41.1) | 1.6 (1.3 to 1.9) |
| ⩾70 | 405 | 236 (58.3) | 3.2 (2.5 to 4.1) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 2045 | 722 (35.3) | 1.0 |
| Male | 1701 | 739 (43.4) | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.2) |
| Education‡ | |||
| I | 1661 | 573 (34.5) | 1.0 |
| II | 1352 | 528 (39.1) | 1.2 (1.1 to 1.5) |
| III | 638 | 306 (48.0) | 2.0 (1.6 to 2.5) |
| IV | 49 | 36 (73.5) | 6.5 (3.4 to 12.5) |
| V | 33 | 17 (51.5) | 2.2 (1.1 to 4.5) |