Table 1 Clinical presentation of conjunctivitis
Overall (N = 35) Male (N = 21) Female (N = 14) P value
No. % 95% CI No. % 95% CI No. % 95% CI
Conjunctivitis Unilateral 19 54.2 37.1 70.5 10 47.7 26.7 69.3 9 64.2 35.7 85.3 0.49*
Bilateral 16 45.7 29.5 62.9 11 52.3 30.6 73.2 5 35.7 14.6 64.3
Conjunctival hyperemia Mild 28 80.0 62.6 90.5 17 80.9 57.1 93.1 11 78.5 48.1 93.5 0.99*
Moderate/severe 7 20.0 9.4 37.4 4 19.0 6.8 42.8 3 21.4 6.4 51.8
Mucopurulent discharge Mild 14 42.4 26.2 60.4 7 35.0 16.4 59.5 7 53.8 24.8 80.4 0.20*
Moderate 18 54.5 36.8 71.2 13 65.0 40.4 83.5 5 38.4 14.6 69.4
Severe 1 3.0 0.3 20.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 7.6 0.7 46.8
Tearing Yes 15 42.8 27.0 60.2 9 42.8 22.6 65.8 6 42.8 18.2 71.5 0.99*
No 20 57.1 39.7 72.9 12 57.1 34.1 77.3 8 57.1 28.4 81.7
Foreign body sensation Yes 12 34.2 20.0 52.0 8 38.1 19.0 61.6 4 28.5 9.6 60.1 0.72*
No 23 65.7 47.9 79.9 13 61.9 38.3 80.9 10 71.4 39.8 90.4
*Fisher’s exact test