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The attendance for screening was from the actual attendance data. Association between awareness and attendance for screening was determined using multivariate logistic regression model and was reported as ORs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 2593 participants completed the questionnaire. A total of 42.9% (1113\/2593) said they would worry if they had any vision loss and 79.6% (2063\/2593) knew that DM could cause blindness. Only 17.5% (453\/2593) knew that treatment was available for DR and 11.5% (297\/2593) knew that early DR could be asymptomatic. The importance of having a regular eye examination was acknowledged by 75.7% (1964\/2593), but 34% (881\/2593) did not know how frequently their eyes should be examined. Worry about vision loss (OR=1.72, P&lt;0.001), awareness of the importance of regular eye examination (OR=1.83, P=0.002) and awareness of the frequency of eye examinations (\u2018every year\u2019 (OR=2.64, P&lt;0.001) or \u2018every 6 months\u2019 (OR=3.27, P&lt;0.001)) were the most significant factors associated with attendance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Deficits in knowledge of DR and screening were found among subjects with DM, and three awareness factors were associated with attendance for screening. 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