Table 2 Health-care related factors of diabetes patients on follow up at selected hospital in Benishangul Gumuz region, Western Ethiopia, 2018(n = 383)
No | Clinical and related characteristics | Frequency | Percentage (%) | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Type of DM | |||
Type 1 | 73 | 19.1 | ||
Type 2 | 222 | 58.0 | ||
I don’t know | 88 | 22.9 | ||
2 | Duration of DM | |||
≤4 years | 227 | 59.3 | ||
5–9 years | 109 | 28.5 | ||
10–14 years | 32 | 8.4 | ||
≥15 years | 15 | 3.9 | ||
3 | Family history of DM | |||
Yes | 54 | 14.1 | ||
No | 188 | 49.1 | ||
I don’t know | 141 | 36.8 | ||
4 | Additional chronic illness | |||
Yes | 66 | 17.2 | ||
No | 317 | 82.8 | ||
5 | Current treatment | |||
Insulin injection | 101 | 26.4 | ||
Oral anti hyperglycemic | 226 | 59.0 | ||
Both | 56 | 14.6 | ||
6 | Diabetic health education | |||
Never | 65 | 17.0 | ||
Sometimes | 170 | 44.4 | ||
Regularly | 148 | 38.6 | ||
7 | Having glucometer | |||
Yes | 77 | 20.1 | ||
No | 306 | 79.9 | ||
8 | Knowledge | |||
Poor knowledge | 113 | 29.5 | ||
Moderate knowledge | 159 | 41.5 | ||
Good knowledge | 111 | 29.0 | ||
9 | Social support | |||
Good social support | 218 | 56.9 | ||
Poor social support | 165 | 43.1 | ||
10 | Self-efficacy | |||
Good self-efficacy | 203 | 53.0 | ||
Poor self-efficacy | 180 | 47.0 | ||