Research Article

Glaucoma among the Malaysian Community

Table 2

Awareness of glaucoma in the Malaysian community (N = 329).

VariableItemsN (%)

Heard of the term glaucomaYes63 (19.1)
No266 (80.9)

Heard of the definition of glaucomaYes50 (15.2)
No279 (84)

Awareness of glaucomaAware83 (25.2)
Not aware246 (74.8)

Source of information about glaucomaTVYes37 (44.6)
No46 (55.4)
RadioYes10 (12)
No73 (88)
Newspaper/magazineYes31 (37.3)
No52 (62.7)
InternetYes12 (14.5)
No71 (85.5)
Relatives/friendsYes24 (28.9)
No59 (71.1)
PhysicianYes9 (10.8)
No74 (89.2)