Table 1 Socio demographic characters of diabetes patients on follow up at selected hospital in Benishangul Gumuz regional state, Western Ethiopia, 2018. (n = 383)
S.no | Variables | Frequency | Percentage | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sex | |||
Male | 209 | 54.6 | ||
Female | 174 | 45.4 | ||
2 | Age | Mean = 44.54 (SD = 14.882) | ||
≤ 29 | 60 | 15.7 | ||
30–39 | 90 | 23.5 | ||
40–49 | 95 | 24.8 | ||
50–59 | 67 | 17.5 | ||
≥ 60 | 71 | 18.5 | ||
3 | Level of education | |||
Can’t read and write | 86 | 22.5 | ||
Read and write | 85 | 22.1 | ||
Primary school | 89 | 19.6 | ||
Secondary school | 95 | 24.8 | ||
Above 12 | 42 | 11.0 | ||
4 | Religion | |||
Orthodox | 135 | 35.2 | ||
Muslim | 126 | 32.9 | ||
Protestant | 72 | 18.8 | ||
Others | 50 | 13.1 | ||
5 | Ethnicity | |||
Amhara | 103 | 26.9 | ||
Oromo | 79 | 20.6 | ||
Shinasha | 59 | 15.4 | ||
Berta | 49 | 12.8 | ||
Gumuz | 30 | 7.8 | ||
Others | 63 | 16.4 | ||
6 | Marital status | |||
Single | 85 | 22.2 | ||
Married | 226 | 59.0 | ||
Divorced | 41 | 10.7 | ||
Widowed | 31 | 8.1 | ||
7 | Occupation | |||
Student | 58 | 15.1 | ||
Employed | 121 | 31.6 | ||
Unemployed | 71 | 18.5 | ||
House wife | 47 | 12.3 | ||
Farmer | 45 | 11.8 | ||
Merchant | 41 | 10.7 | ||
9 | Residency | |||
Urban | 272 | 71.0 | ||
Rural | 111 | 29.0 | ||