Factors associated with compliance with spectacles wear among adolescent students
| Characteristics | Compliance with spectacles wear | |||||
| Yes (%) | No (%) | COR (95% CI) | P value | AOR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 71 (62.3) | 43 (37.7) | 1.214 (0.759 to 1.942) | 0.419 | 1.006 (0.607 to 1.665) | 0.982 |
| Female | 117 (57.6) | 86 (42.4) | ||||
| Age group | ||||||
| 10–14 years | 80 (54.1) | 68 (45.9) | ||||
| 15–19 years | 108 (63.9) | 61 (36.1) | 1.505 (0.959 to 2.362) | 0.075 | 1.758 (1.086 to 2.848) | 0.022* |
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 153 (66.8) | 76 (33.2) | 3.048 (1.835 to 5.066) | <0.001† | 2.552 (1.469 to 4.433) | <0.001† |
| Rural | 35 (39.8) | 53 (60.2) | ||||
| Father’s educational status | ||||||
| High school and above | 15 (55.6) | 12 (44.4) | ||||
| School education or illiterate | 173 (59.7) | 117 (40.3) | 1.183 (0.534 to 2.618) | 0.678 | 1.403 (0.572 to 3.439) | 0.459 |
| Mother’s educational status | ||||||
| High school and above | 7 (43.8) | 9 (56.3) | ||||
| School education or illiterate | 181 (60.1) | 120 (39.9) | 1.939 (0.703 to 5.348) | 0.194 | 2.718 (0.859 to 8.600) | 0.089 |
| Father’s job | ||||||
| Regularly paid | 72 (60.5) | 47 (39.5) | 1.083 (0.681 to 1.722) | 0.736 | 1.361 (0.732 to 2.530) | 0.330 |
| Non-paid | 116 (58.6) | 82 (41.4) | ||||
| Mother’s job | ||||||
| Regularly paid | 52 (72.1) | 21 (28.8) | 1.966 (1.116 to 3.464) | 0.018* | 2.440 (1.162 to 5.125) | 0.018* |
| Non-paid | 136 (55.7) | 108 (44.3) | ||||
| Family member wearing spectacles | ||||||
| Yes | 62 (62.0) | 38 (38.0) | 1.178 (0.725 to 1.915) | 0.507 | 1.015 (0.564 to 1.826) | 0.961 |
| No | 126 (58.1) | 91 (41.9) | ||||
| Gone to eye care centre | ||||||
| Yes | 103 68.7) | 47 (31.3) | 2.114 (1.335 to 3.347) | 0.001† | 1.662 (1.006 to 2.746) | 0.047* |
| No | 85 (50.9) | 82 (49.1) | ||||
*Statistically significant at p<0.05.
†Statistically significant at p<0.001.
AOR, adjusted OR; CI, confidence interval; COR, crude OR.