Characteristics of schools, children and teachers in the integrated and vertical models
| School characteristics | Integrated model, n (%) | Vertical model, n (%) |
| Total schools=10 | Total schools=9 | |
| No of schools with distance to eye facilities <2 km | 4 (40%) | 4 (44.4%) |
| No of schools with distance to eye facilities 2–5 km | 6 (60%) | 5 (55.6%) |
| Location | ||
| Urban | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Rural | 10 (100%) | 9 (100%) |
| Children characteristics | Total children enrolled=6257 | Total children enrolled=5721 |
| Sex | ||
| Boys | 3127 (50.0%) | 2960 (51.7%) |
| Girls | 3130 (50.0%) | 2761 (48.3%) |
| Previously had eye health screened or examined | 18 (0.26%) | 24 (0.42%) |
| History of parent/s worn spectacles or current spectacle wearers | 26 (0.42%) | 14 (0.25%) |
| Teacher characteristics | Total teachers=168 | Total teachers=175 |
| No of teachers working at the schools | ||
| Male | 62 (36.9%) | 53 (30.3%) |
| Female | 106 (63.1%) | 122 (69.7%) |
| No of teachers trained in the programme | 30 (17.9%) | 30 (17.1%) |
| Previously trained in eye health | 3 (10%) | 4 (13.3%) |
| No previous experience in eye health | 27 (90%) | 26 (86.7%) |