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Treatment preferences were influenced by place of residence (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001), occupation (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.002), socioeconomic category (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001), and highest level of education of male (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001) and female (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001) members within the household. The overall expenditure was higher when patients sought treatment from quacks (INR 427.27 \u00b1 202.21), followed by ophthalmologists (INR 374.57 \u00b1 251.31) and pharmacies (INR 201.39 \u00b1 102.65) (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001). Individuals aged 21\u201340 years (odds ratio [OR]: 0.24, 95% CI: 0.05\u20131.03,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.055) and those from villages (OR: 0.16, 95% CI: 0.07\u20130.32,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001) were less likely to use prophylaxis. Individuals from families with high level of education of male members (OR: 2.70, 95% CI: 1.08\u20137.20,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.039) or large family sizes (OR: 6.27, 95% CI: 2.42\u201319.09,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.039) were more likely to use prophylaxis. 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