Research Article
Glaucoma among the Malaysian Community
Table 4
Factors associated with awareness of glaucoma in the Malaysian community (N = 329).
| | Variables | Level of awareness (N = 329) | value | value | Odds ratio | | Aware | Not aware |
| | Ethnicity | | | 21.535 | <0.001 | 5.720 | | Malay | 76 (91.6) | 160 (65.0) | | Non-Malay | 7 (8.4) | 86 (26.8) |
| | Religion | | | 15.874 | <0.001 | 5.836 | | Muslim | 78 (94.0) | 180 (73.2) | | Non-Muslim | 5 (6.0) | 66 (26.8) |
| | Educational level | | | 26.766 | <0.001 | 4.180 | | Tertiary education | 34 (41.0) | 35 (14.2) | | Below tertiary education | 49 (59.0) | 211 (85.8) |
| | Gender | | | 3.455 | 0.063 | — | | Male | 42 (50.6) | 153 (62.2) | | Female | 41 (49.4) | 93 (37.8) |
| | Working status | | | 0.0001 | 0.995 | — | | Working | 58 (69.9) | 172 (69.9) | | Not working | 25 (30.1) | 74 (30.1) |
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