Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with diagnosed type 2 diabetes attending FHRH, North West Ethiopia 2015
Variable | Frequency (N) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 197 | 57.3 |
Female | 147 | 42.7 |
Age (years) | Mean and SD (40.54 ± 15.208) | |
Educational status | ||
Can’t read and write | 117 | 34 |
Read and write but no formal educ. | 23 | 6.7 |
Primary education | 61 | 17.7 |
Secondary education and above | 143 | 41.6 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 267 | 77.6 |
Muslim | 70 | 20.3 |
Protestant | 7 | 2.1 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 336 | 97.6 |
Gurage | 4 | 1.2 |
Tigre | 4 | 1.2 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 62 | 18 |
Married | 209 | 60.8 |
Divorced | 33 | 9.6 |
Widowed | 40 | 11.6 |
Occupation | ||
Government employee | 104 | 30.2 |
Unemployed | 77 | 22.4 |
Merchant | 48 | 14.0 |
Student | 22 | 6.4 |
Farmer | 76 | 22.1 |
Private employee | 17 | 4.9 |
Monthly income (in birr) | Mean and SD (1962.6 ± 6.5) | |