Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of type 2 diabetic patients at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2016, (n = 401)
Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Female | 209 | 52.1 |
Male | 192 | 47.9 |
Age in year | ||
40–60 | 289 | 72.1 |
> 60 | 112 | 27.9 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 351 | 87.5 |
Muslim | 50 | 12.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 382 | 95.3 |
Agew | 13 | 3.2 |
Tigre | 6 | 1.5 |
Educational status | ||
Have no formal education | 255 | 63.6 |
Primary education | 48 | 12.0 |
Secondary education | 44 | 11.0 |
Above secondary education | 54 | 13.4 |
Occupational status | ||
Housewife | 111 | 27.7 |
Farmer | 79 | 19.7 |
Retired | 73 | 18.2 |
Government employee | 67 | 16.7 |
Merchant | 44 | 11.0 |
Daily laborer | 27 | 6.7 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 292 | 72.8 |
Widowed | 40 | 10.0 |
Single | 37 | 9.2 |
Divorced | 32 | 8.0 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 294 | 73.3 |
Rural | 107 | 26.7 |