Spectacle coverage rate and the prevalence (95% CI) of met and unmet need for spectacles according to sex, age, education, ethnicity, and type of refractive error*
| Number | Met need | Unmet need | Spectacle coverage(%) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Standardised for age and sex based on the 1996 national census. | |||||
| Age groups (years) | <0.001 | ||||
| 5–15 | 1021 | 3.6 (2.5 to 4.8) | 2.1 (1.3 to 2.9) | 63.2 | |
| 16–25 | 982 | 12.7 (10.3 to 15.1) | 3.6 (2.5 to 4.7) | 77.9 | |
| 26–35 | 642 | 8.1 (5.3 to 10.9) | 3.3 (2.0 to 4.6) | 77.1 | |
| 36–45 | 644 | 9.5 (7.2 to 11.8) | 3.4 (1.9 to 4.8) | 73.6 | |
| 46–55 | 536 | 12.4 (9.5 to 15.3) | 8.4 (6.0 to 10.8) | 59.6 | |
| 56 and over | 492 | 15.5 (11.9 to 19.1) | 16.2 (12.6 to 19.8) | 48.9 | |
| Sex | 0.254 | ||||
| Male | 1796 | 8.8 (7.4 to 10.3) | 4.1 (3.2 to 4.9) | 68.2 | |
| Female | 2521 | 9.9 (8.5 to 11.2) | 5.5 (4.6 to 6.5) | 64.3 | |
| Education | <0.001 | ||||
| None | 265 | 4.4 (2.1 to 6.7) | 19.3 (14.0 to 24.6) | 18.6 | |
| Up to 5 years | 781 | 5.3 (3.6 to 7.0) | 3.8 (2.4 to 5.1) | 58.2 | |
| 6–12 years | 2435 | 9.1 (7.8 to 10.3) | 4.4 (3.6 to 5.2) | 67.4 | |
| Over 12 years | 684 | 17.6 (14.2 to 21.0) | 3.5 (2.2 to 4.9) | 83.4 | |
| Ethnicity | <0.001 | ||||
| Persian | 3466 | 9.6 (8.4 to 10.8) | 4.4 (3.7 to 5.1) | 68.6 | |
| Turk | 697 | 7.7 (5.4 to 10.1) | 6.4 (4.3 to 8.4) | 54.6 | |
| Armenian | 57 | 13.6 (2.7 to 24.5) | 3.8 (0.3 to 9.4) | 78.2 | |
| Other | 82 | 8.0 (3.9 to 12.0) | 8.7 (2.6 to 14.8) | 47.9 | |
| Refractive error | <0.001 | ||||
| Myopia | 931 | 33.6 (30.2 to 37.1) | 12.7 (11.4 to 14.9) | 72.6 | |
| Hyperopia | 1133 | 7.2 (5.6 to 8.8) | 6.5 (5.1 to 7.9) | 52.6 | |
| Astigmatism | 1293 | 18.2 (16.0 to 20.4) | 9.9 (8.2 to 11.5) | 64.8 | |
| Total | 4317 | 9.3 (8.2 to 10.4) | 4.8 (4.1 to 5.4) | 66.0 | |