Research Article
Glaucoma among the Malaysian Community
Table 2
Awareness of glaucoma in the Malaysian community (N = 329).
| Variable | Items | | N (%) |
| Heard of the term glaucoma | | Yes | 63 (19.1) | | No | 266 (80.9) |
| Heard of the definition of glaucoma | | Yes | 50 (15.2) | | No | 279 (84) |
| Awareness of glaucoma | | Aware | 83 (25.2) | | Not aware | 246 (74.8) |
| Source of information about glaucoma | TV | Yes | 37 (44.6) | No | 46 (55.4) | | Radio | Yes | 10 (12) | No | 73 (88) | | Newspaper/magazine | Yes | 31 (37.3) | No | 52 (62.7) | | Internet | Yes | 12 (14.5) | No | 71 (85.5) | | Relatives/friends | Yes | 24 (28.9) | No | 59 (71.1) | | Physician | Yes | 9 (10.8) | No | 74 (89.2) |
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