Table 2 Background characteristics of persons with trichiasis and persons who had undergone surgery for trichiasis
Variable | Â | Male | Female |
Persons with trichiasis | Number of participants | 1 | 4 |
Age | Median | 75 | 61 [44–65] |
Marital status | Married | 1 | 3 |
| Â | Widowed | 0 | 1 |
Education | None | 1 | 4 |
Expertise | Housewives | 0 | 4 |
| Â | Pastoralist | 1 | 0 |
Persons who had undergone trichiasis surgery | Number of participants | 2 | 4 |
Age | Median | 73 [66–80] | 48 [36–95] |
Marital status | Married | 2 | 3 |
| Â | Widowed | 0 | 1 |
Education | None | 0 | 3 |
| Â | Primary school | 2 | 1 |
Main occupation | Housewives | 0 | 3 |
| Â | Business | 0 | 1 |
| Â | Farmers | 2 | 0 |