Table 1 Associations between having DM family member and socio-demographic characteristic of study participants
Variable | Category | Have DM family member | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Sex | Male | 96 (60.8) | 138 (73.0) | 0.015 |
Female | 62 (39.2) | 51 (27.0) | ||
Age (years) | 18–25 | 65 (41.1) | 40 (21.2) | 0.001 |
26–35 | 56 (35.4) | 68 (36.0) | ||
36–45 | 17 (10.8) | 34 (18.0) | ||
46–55 | 14 (8.9) | 1 (9.5) | ||
≥ 56 | 6 (3.8) | 29 (15.3) | ||
Marital status | Single | 82 (51.9) | 53 (28.0) | 0.001 |
Married | 66 (41.8) | 110 (58.2) | ||
Divorced/widow | 10 (6.3) | 26 (13.8) | ||
Educational status | Illiterate | 13 (8.4) | 30 (16.2) | 0.001 |
Grades 1–6 | 17 (11.0) | 46 (24.9) | ||
Grades 7–12 | 94 (60.6) | 82 (44.3) | ||
Higher education | 31 (20.0) | 27 (14.6) | ||
Job | Student | 39 (24.7) | 10 (5.3) | 0.001 |
Governmental | 22 (13.9) | 20 (10.6) | ||
Private | 46 (29.1) | 82 (43.4) | ||
House wife | 13 (8.2) | 28 (14.8) | ||
Unemployed/other | 38 (24.1) | 49 (25.9) | ||
Address | Kemisse | 82 (51.9) | 89 (47.1) | 0.372 |
Kombolcha | 76 (48.1) | 100 (52.9) | ||