Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with ocular injuries.

Variables

Frequency

(n = 616)

Percentage

(100%)

Age (years)

1-10

11-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60 and above

 

58

126

134

164

103

16

15

 

9.4

20.5

21.8

26.6

16.7

2.6

2.4

Sex

Male

Female

 

386

230

 

42.2

57.8

Religion

Christian

Muslim

Others

 

359

255

2

 

58.3

41.4

0.3

Highest level of education

No formal education

Primary education

Secondary education

Tertiary education

 

10

176

254

176

 

1.6

28.6

41.2

28.6

Marital Status

Single

Married

Divorced

Widow/widower

Separated

 

279

302

7

16

12

 

45.3

49.0

1.1

2.6

1.9

Occupation

Student

Civil servant

Trader

Artisan

Business

Unemployed

 

123

67

87

172

81

86

 

19.9

10.9

14.1

28.0

13.1

14.0

Ethnicity

Yoruba

Igbo

Hausa

 

424

133

59

 

68.8

21.6

9.6

History of herbal treatment

Yes

No

 

319

297

 

51.8

48.2