|
Variables
|
Frequency
|
Percent (%)
|
|---|
|
Sex
|
|
Male
|
177
|
44.0
|
|
Female
|
225
|
56.0
|
|
Age
|
|
18–30
|
134
|
33.3
|
|
31–45
|
118
|
29.4
|
|
46–70
|
150
|
37.3
|
|
Level of education
|
|
Cannot write and read
|
110
|
27.4
|
|
Read and write
|
124
|
30.8
|
|
Primary
|
77
|
19.2
|
|
High school and above
|
91
|
22.6
|
|
Marital status
|
|
Married
|
202
|
50.2
|
|
Divorced
|
37
|
9.2
|
|
Widowed
|
49
|
12.2
|
|
Single
|
114
|
28.4
|
|
Occupation
|
|
Farmer
|
85
|
21.1
|
|
Government worker
|
46
|
11.4
|
|
Merchant
|
104
|
25.9
|
|
Housewife
|
77
|
19.2
|
|
NGO worker
|
90
|
22.4
|
|
Religion
|
|
Orthodox
|
304
|
75.6
|
|
Muslim
|
68
|
16.9
|
|
Protestant
|
30
|
7.5
|
|
Ethnicity
|
|
Amhara
|
348
|
86.6
|
|
Kimant
|
35
|
8.7
|
|
Tigrie
|
19
|
4.7
|
|
Residence
|
|
Rural
|
159
|
39.6
|
|
Urban
|
243
|
60.4
|
|
Duration of DM
|
|
(1–5)
|
270
|
67.2
|
|
(6–10)
|
93
|
23.1
|
|
> 10
|
39
|
9.7
|
|
Type of medication they use
|
|
Oral
|
133
|
33.1
|
|
Injectable
|
218
|
54.2
|
|
Both
|
51
|
12.7
|
|
Family history of DM
|
|
Yes
|
118
|
29.4
|
|
No
|
284
|
70.6
|
|
Income
|
|
< 500
|
156
|
38.8
|
|
500–1500
|
68
|
16.9
|
|
1501–2500
|
86
|
21.4
|
|
> 2500
|
92
|
22.9
|
|
Have you been informed about complications of diabetes?
|
|
Yes
|
301
|
74.9
|
|
No
|
101
|
25.1
|
|
Where did you get information about DM complications?
|
|
Health worker
|
253
|
62.9
|
|
Friend/parent
|
27
|
6.7
|
|
TV/radio
|
19
|
4.7
|
|
Othera
|
2
|
0.5
|
- DM diabetes mellitus, N number, TV television
- aReading books
