Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of type 2 adult DM patients at Addis Zemen District Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, (N = 402)
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 |