Prevalence of Visual Impairment and Associated Factors Among Primary Schoolchildren in Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia

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Table 1 Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics of Primary Schoolchildren in Lideta Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019

Variables	Categories	n (%)
Children’s age
	7–11	265 (34.3)
	12–17	508 (65.7)
Children’s sex
	Male	375 (48.5)
	Female	398 (51.5)
Current grade
	1–4	351 (41.5)
	5–8	452 (58.5)

Table 2 Socio-Demographic and Economic Characteristics of Parents/Guardians of Schoolchildren in Lideta Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019

Characteristics	Categories	n (%)
Age of the parent/guardian	Continuous	Continuous
Sex of the parent/guardian
	Male	231 (29.9)
	Female	542 (70.1)
Marital status
	Single	80 (10.3)
	Married	542 (68.8)
	Divorced	80 (10.3)
	Widowed	81 (10.5)
Educational status
	Illiterate	153 (19.8)
	Literate	133 (17.2)
	Primary	212 (27.4)
	Secondary	174 (22.5)
	College and above	101 (13.1)
Family size
	<5	516 (66.8)
	5–10	257 (33.2)
Monthly income in ETB
	<1650	634 (82.0)
	1651–5250	132 (17.1)
Relationship with child
	Father	184 (23.8)
	Mother	410 (53.0)
	Sibling	64 (8.3)
	Guardian	115 (14.9)

Abbreviation: ETB, Ethiopian birr.

Figure 1 Causes of VI among schoolchildren in Lideta Sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019.

Table 3 Summary of Binary and Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis of Factors Associated with VI Among Primary Schoolchildren in Lideta Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019

Characteristics	Visual Impairment		COR(95% CI)	AOR(95% CI)	P-value
	Yes	No
Students' sex
Male	21	354	1.76(0.9, 3.6)	1.72(0.8–3.5)	0.137
Female	13	385	1.00	1.00	1.00
Parental education
Illiterate	5	148	0.54 (0.1–0.2)	0.61 (0.2–2.0)	0.417
Literate	7	126	0.21(0.1–0.8)	0.62 (0.2–1.8)	0.385
Primary	11	201	0.02(0.1–1.7)	0.62(0.2–2.0)	0.399
Secondary	9	165	0.02(0.1–1.8)	1.70(0.3–9.0)	0.532
College and above	2	99	1.00	1.00
Parental awareness of VI in their children
Aware	17	238	2.10(1.1–4.2)	2.17 (1.2–4.4)	0.029*
Not aware	17	501	1.00	1.00

Note: *Significant at p-value <0.05.

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; COR, crude odds ratio; VI, visual impairment.