Barriers for Cataract Treatment among Elderly in Sri Lanka

Table 1

Sociodemographic profile of the participants by gender.

	Male (n=135)	Percentage (100%)	Female (n=335)	Percentage (100%)	Total (n=470)	Percentage (100%)
Age category
60 – 64	50	37.0%	95	28.4%	145	30.9%
65 – 69	40	29.6%	117	34.9%	157	33.4%
70 – 74	16	11.9%	65	19.4%	81	17.2%
75 – 79	16	11.9%	33	9.9%	49	10.4%
80 > above	13	9.6%	25	7.5%	38	8.1%
Civil status
Currently married	123	91.1%	233	69.4%	356	75.7%
Never married	6	4.4%	9	2.7%	15	3.2%
Divorced or widowed	6	8.9%	93	30.6%	99	24.3%
Educational status	-	-	-	-	-
Primary or less	29	21.5%	56	16.7%	85	18.1%
Secondary to passed Ordinary level	82	60.7%	220	65.7%	302	64.2%
More than Ordinary level	24	17.8%	59	17.6%	83	17.7%
Income (LKR)
Less than 5,000	45	33.3%	166	49.6%	211	44.9%
5,000 -19999	64	47.4%	110	32.8%	174	37.0%
More than 20,000	26	19.3%	59	17.6%	85	18.1%
Financial Support
With some support	42	31.1%	129	38.5%	171	36.4%
Expenses are covered by	-	-	-	-	-
Job	40	29.6%	46	13.7%	87	18.5%
Pension	29	21.5%	99	29.6%	128	27.2%
Children or relatives aids	59	43.7%	174	51.9%	233	49.6%
Other	7	5.2%	16	4.8%	22	4.7%
Current occupation
Involved in a job	40	29.6%	45	13.4%	86	18.3%

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