Cataract surgical coverage in the four regions of Papua New Guinea
| Visual acuity | National Capital District | Highlands | Coastal | Islands | Papua New Guinea (weighted average) | ||||||
| Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Total (%) | |
| Cataract surgical coverage (individuals in the sample population—based on presenting visual acuity) | |||||||||||
| <3/60 | 50.0 | 42.9 | 30.5 | 11.5* | 42.4 | 34.0 | 81.0 | 60.0 | 44.0 | 29.6 | 37.4 |
| <6/60 | 38.1 | 33.3 | 25.0 | 9.2* | 38.5 | 28.6 | 78.3 | 46.7 | 39.2 | 23.9 | 32.3 |
| <6/18 | 27.8 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 6.5* | 23.5 | 14.8 | 59.5 | 37.0 | 27.7 | 15.5 | 22.2 |
*χ2 - p<0.05.