Factors Affecting Unmet Need for Presbyopia Correction Among School Teachers in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Figures & data

Table 1 Profiles of Study Subjects at Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 448)

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Age group (year)
35–45	229	51.1
46–55	155	34.6
>55	64	14.3
Gender
Female	244	54.5
Male	204	45.8
Marital status
Married	373	89.3
Single	75	10.7
Education level
Diploma	172	38.4
Degree	208	46.4
Masters and above	68	15.2
Income per month (ETB)
<6000	142	31.7
6001–7300	87	19.4
7301–8000	114	25.5
>8000	105	23.4
Type of school
Public	353	78.8
Private	95	21.2
Level of school
Primary	245	54.7
Secondary	203	45.3
Working experiences (Year)
<15	165	36.8
16–30	206	46.0
>30	77	17.2

Notes: n=Sample size.

Table 2 Awareness and Eye Care Service-Related Factors of School Teachers at Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 448)

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Awareness of presbyopia
Aware	243	54.2
Unaware	205	45.8
Awareness of refraction site
Aware	206	46.0
Unaware	242	54.0
Eye check-up in past 1 year
Yes	107	23.9
No	341	76.1
Distance spectacle use
Yes	37	8.3
No	411	91.7
Family spectacle use
Yes	111	24.8
No	337	75.2
Self-rating current vision
Good	190	42.4
Poor	258	57.6

Table 3 Clinical Data of Study Subjects at Debre Tabor Town, North Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 448)

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Refractive error
Yes	161	35.9
No	287	64.1
Degree of presbyopia
Mild	302	67.4
Moderate	118	26.3
Sever	28	6.3
Near add required (Diopters)
+1.00 - +1.75	267	59.6
+2.00 - +2.50	126	28.1
>+2. 50	55	12.3

Note: n=Sample size.

Figure 1 Prevalence of uncorrected presbyopia among school teachers in Debre Tabor town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Figure 2 Prevalence of uncorrected presbyopia among school teachers based on their age groups in Debre Tabor town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Table 4 Bivariable and Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis of Factors Associated with Uncorrected Presbyopia Among School Teachers in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 448)

Variables	Presbyopia Correction		COR	AOR
	Uncorrected	Corrected
	n= 285	n= 163
Age
35–45	49	180	5.73 (3.17, 10.37)**	4.56 (1.74, 11.91)**
46–55	75	80	1.66 (0.92, 3.01)	1.55 (0.71, 3.38)
>55	39	25	1.00	1.00
Gender
Female	54	190	4.04 (2.68, 6.08)**	3.03 (1.75, 5.26)**
Male	109	95	1.00	1.00
Income/month (ETB)
< 6000	36	106	1.96 (1.14, 3.38)*	0.94 (0.43, 2.07)
6001–7300	48	39	0.54 (0.31, 0.96)	0.35 (0.16, 0.79)
7301–8000	37	77	1.39 (0.80, 2.41)	0.94 (0.46, 1.96)
>8000	42	63	1.00	1.00
Type of school
Public	110	243	1.00	1.00
Private	53	42	0.36 (0.23, 0.57)**	0.39 (0.20, 0.73)
Level of school
Primary	83	162	1.27 (0.86, 1.87)	1.66 (0.95, 2.90)
Secondary	80	123	1.00	1.00
Awareness of presbyopia
Aware	133	110	1.00	1.00
Unaware	30	175	7.05 (4.44, 11.20)**	2.35 (1.30, 4.25)**
Aware of refraction sites
Aware	127	70	1.00	1.00
Unaware	36	206	9.20 (5.85, 14.46)**	4.21 (2.42, 7.33)**
History of eye check-up
Yes	71	36	1.00	1.00
No	92	249	5.34 (3.35, 8.51)**	2.76 (1.52, 5.01)**
Family spectacle use
Yes	72	39	1.00	1.00
No	91	246	4.99 (3.16, 7.89)**	2.61 (1.46, 4.67)**
Add power required/D
1.00–1.75	84	183	2.61 (1. 45, 4.72)**	0.66 (0.25, 1.75)
2.00–2.50	49	77	1.89 (1.00, 3.58)*	2.03 (0.85, 4.83)
>2.50	30	25	1.00	1.00

Notes: n=sample size, *P-value <0.05 **P-value <0.001.