Table 7 Association between perceived ocular health, eye protector wear and reason for eye care visit
From: Ocular health practices by dental surgeons in Southern Nigeria
Perception of ocular health | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Poor/fair n (%) | Excellent/good n (%) | Total n (%) | X2 | P-value |
Eye protector wear | |||||
Never | 15 (46.9) | 17 (53.1) | 32 (100.0) | 22.447 | 0.000* |
Irregular | 7 (10.6) | 59 (89.4) | 66 (100.0) | ||
Regular | 5 (10.0) | 45 (90.0) | 50 (100.0) | ||
Reason for eye care visit | |||||
Symptomatic | 10 (19.2) | 42 (80.8) | 52 (100.0) | 0.084 | 0.772 |
Preventive | 5 (20.0) | 25 (20.0) | 30 (100.0) | ||