Prevalence of Ocular Morbidity and Associated Factors Among Hearing Impaired Children at Embangweni School of the Deaf in Mzimba District, Malawi

Figures & data

Table 1 Characteristics of Study Participants

Variable	Category	Frequency (Percentage)
Gender	Males	76 (51/7)
	Females	71 (48.3)
Age group	6–10	31 (21.1)
	11–15	49 (33.3)
	16–20	56 (38.1)
	21–25	11 (7.5)
Type of HI	Conductive	10 (6.8)
	Sensorineural	137 (93.2)
Aetiology	Congenital	98 (66.7)
	Acquired	49 (33.3)
Severity	Mild	2 (1.4)
	Moderate	5 (3.4)
	Severe	4 (2.7)
	Profound	136 (92.5)

Abbreviations: F, frequency; %, percentages.

Figure 1 Distribution of ocular diseases.

Table 2 Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Ocular Conditions

		Diagnosis has Ocular Condition	No Ocular Condition	p-value
Level of HI	Mild	1	1	0.318
	Moderate	3	2
	Severe	3	1
	Profound	32	104
Gender	Male	26	50	0.029
	Female	13	58
Etiology	Congenital	29	69	0.234
	Acquired	10	39
Type of HI	Conductive	4	6	0.031
	Sensorineural	35	102
Age	6 to 10	10	21	0.805
	11–15	13	36
	16–20	14	42
	21–25	2	9

Note: Values in bold were statistically significant.