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 |