| Size of study population (n = 298) | |
| 3. Access to eye health care | |
| Do you know where to seek for help if you have vision problems? | |
| Yes | 275 (92.3%) |
| No | 23 (7.7%) |
| Where should you seek? (n = 275) | |
| Health care centre | 33 (12.0%) |
| Central hospital | 144 (52.4%) |
| Optic shop | 98 (35.6%) |
| Where did you have the eye exam? (n = 208) | |
| Health care centre | 26 (12.5%) |
| Central hospital | 65 (31.3%) |
| Optic shop | 117 (56.3%) |
| 4. Barriers for the use of spectacles | |
| Have you ever been prescribed glasses? (n = 208) | |
| Yes | 129 (62.0%) |
| No | 79 (38.0%) |
| Do you have the glasses? (n = 129) | |
| Yes | 75 (58.1%) |
| No | 54 (41.9%) |
| Why don’t you have the prescribed glasses? (n = 54) | |
| It doesn’t make any difference | 1 (1.9%) |
| I feel headaches | 2 (3.7%) |
| they are very expensive | 38 (70.4%) |
| I lost the prescription | 3 (5.6%) |
| I broke my glasses | 7 (13.0%) |
| No answer | 3 (5.6%) |
| 5. Alternative methods for correction of refractive error | |
| Would you like to try another way to correct your vision? (n = 75) | |
| Yes | 21 (28.0%) |
| No | 54 (72.0%) |
| Which method would you like to try? (n = 21) | |
| Refractive surgery | 4 (19.0%) |
| Contact lenses | 17 (81.0%) |