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

Table 4

Factors associated with poor vision-related quality of life among study participants at the University of Gondar Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 484).

Variable	Vision-related quality of life		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Poor	Good
Age (years)
18–45	51	68	1.00	1.00
45–60	42	78	0.72 (0.43–1.21)	0.71 (0.40–1.24)
60–75	80	66	1.62 (0.99–2.63)	1.19 (0.70–2.04)
75–96	65	34	2.55 (1.47–4.42)	1.87 (1.02–3.40)
Sex
Male	143	140	1.00
Female	95	106	0.88 (0.61–1.26)
Residence
Rural	163	134	1.82 (1.25–2.63)	1.71 (1.13–2.60)
Urban	75	112	1.00	1.00
Educational level
Unable to read and write	149	126	1.61 (0.77–3.33)
Only able to read and write	44	49	1.22 (0.55–2.72)
Primary education	19	37	0.70 (0.29–1.69)
Secondary education	12	15	1.09 (0.39–3.03)
College/university	14	19	1.00
Marital status
Married	170	160	1.00
Single	25	29	0.81 (0.46–1.45)
Divorced	16	20	0.75 (0.38–1.50)
Widowed	27	37	0.69 (0.40–1.18)
Occupation
Farmer	108	88	1.00
Student	10	22	0.37 (0.17–0.82)
Housewife	75	67	0.91 (0.59–1.41)
Merchant	9	24	0.31 (0.14–0.69)
Daily labor	18	14	1.05 (0.49–2.22)
Government employee	11	18	0.50 (0.22–1.11)
Retired	7	13	0.44 (0.17–1.15)
Monthly income
<400	82	57	2.27 (1.38–3.73)
400–600	49	55	1.40 (0.83–2.39)
600–1500	60	60	1.57 (0.94–2.63)
>1500	47	74	1.00
Visual impairment
Moderate	114	195	1.00	1.00
Severe/blind	124	51	4.16 (2.79–6.20)	2.76 (1.80–4.23)
Duration of visual impairment
<1 year	31	58	1.00	1.00
1–3 years	73	120	1.14 (0.67–1.92)	1.02 (0.58–1.78)
>3 years	134	68	3.69 (2.18–6.23)	2.85 (1.61–5.04)
Ocular conditions
Cataract	108	80	1.00
Corneal disease	30	26	0.86 (0.47–1.56)
Glaucoma	53	59	0.67 (0.42–1.07)
Refractive error	19	40	0.35 (0.19–0.65)
Retinal disease	20	28	0.53 (0.28–1.15)
Others	8	13	0.46 (0.18–1.15)
Systemic comorbidities
No	190	197	1.00
Yes	48	49	1.02 (0.65–1.59)

value <0.05; value <0.001.