Research Article

Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis in Public Primary School Children in Nigeria: Prevalence and Nomenclature

Table 4

Relationship between primary school, environmental temperature, and clinical type of vernal keratoconjunctivitis.

School/temp °CClinical types of vernal keratoconjunctivitisChi-square value
LimbalTarsalMixedTotal

GPSMA/275 (38.8)24 (22.9)12 (23.5)41 (18.4)33.928<0.001
ECPS/3026 (38.8)8 (7.6)12 (23.5)46 (20.6)
GPSA/2913 (19.4)23 (21.9)10 (19.6)46 (20.6)
HTPS/3416 (23.9)43 (41.0)12 (23.5)71 (31.8)
LPS/237 (10.4)7 (6.7)5 (9.8)19 (8.5)

Statistically significant; GPSMA = Government Primary School, Mayne Avenue; ECPS = Emmanuel Church Primary School; GPSA = Government Primary School Academy; HTPS = Holy Trinity Primary School; LPS = Lutheran Primary School.