| A) |
GENDER |
No. Screened |
No. Referred ( %) |
ABNORMAL b
N % 95%CI |
BOY'S |
734 |
80 ( 10.9) |
61 |
8.31 |
GIRL'S |
802 |
129 (16.1 ) |
94 |
11.7 |
TOTAL |
1536 |
209 (13.6) |
151 |
9.8 |
|
| B) |
GENDER |
No. screened |
Referred ( %) |
ABNORMAL
N % 95%CI |
Sex differences |
BOY'S |
577 |
36 ( 6.2) |
24 |
4.2 |
3.1:5.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X2 = 0.22 |
GIRL'S |
742 |
56 (7.5 ) |
36 |
4.9 |
(3.7:5.1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P = 0.64 |
TOTAL |
1319 |
92 (7.0) |
60 |
4.5 |
3.4:5.6 |
|
Chi - squared test (sex differences) x2 = 4.54 and P = 0.033
@ Yates corrected chi- squared test was applied.
(b) abnormal denotes any child whose vision in one or both eyes is equal or
less than 6/9( 20:28) |
| Table 1: Distribution of adolescent school children according to the over-all results
of vision screening. |
