Table 1 Frequency distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of respondents among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in ACSH, Tigray, Ethiopia (n = 419)
Variable | Category | No. | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 211 | 50.4 |
Male | 208 | 49.6 | |
Ethnicity of participants | Tigray | 395 | 94.3 |
Amara | 24 | 5.7 | |
Marital status | Single | 19 | 4.5 |
Married | 334 | 79.7 | |
Divorced | 24 | 5.7 | |
Widowed | 42 | 10 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 348 | 83.1 |
Muslim | 65 | 15.5 | |
Protestant | 6 | 1.4 | |
Occupation of participant | Farmer | 50 | 11.9 |
Merchant | 110 | 26.3 | |
G. Employed | 115 | 27.4 | |
Daily laborer | 25 | 6 | |
House wife | 78 | 18.6 | |
P. Employed | 41 | 9.8 | |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 131 | 31.3 |
Primary school | 118 | 28.2 | |
High school | 69 | 16.5 | |
College and above | 101 | 24.1 | |
Place of residence | Urban | 361 | 86.2 |
Rural | 58 | 13.8 |