Vision-Related Quality of Life among Adult Patients with Visual Impairment at University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants at the University of Gondar Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 484).

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Age (years)
18–45	119	24.59
45–60	120	24.79
60–75	146	30.17
75–96	99	20.45
Sex
Male	283	58.47
Female	201	41.53
Residence
Rural	297	61.36
Urban	187	38.64
Educational level
Unable to read and write	275	56.82
Only able to read and write	93	19.21
Primary education	56	11.57
Secondary education	27	5.58
College/university	33	6.82
Marital status
Married	330	68.18
Single	54	11.16
Divorced	36	7.44
Widowed	64	13.22
Religion
Christian	449	92.77
Muslim	35	7.23
Occupation
Farmer	196	40.50
Student	32	6.61
Housewife	142	29.34
Merchant	33	6.81
Daily labor	32	6.61
Government employee	29	6.00
Retired	20	4.13
Monthly income
<400	139	28.72
400–600	104	21.49
600–1500	120	24.79
>1500	121	25.00
Ethnicity
Amhara	420	86.78
Tigrie	30	6.20
Kimant	34	7.02