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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

From: ‘Change means sacrificing a good life’: perceptions about severity of type 2 diabetes and preventive lifestyles among people afflicted or at high risk of type 2 diabetes in Iganga Uganda

Characteristic

No (%)

Sex:

 

Males

48 (50%)

Females

48 (50%)

Location of residence:

 

Rural

48 (50%)

Peri-urban

48 (50%)

Age-group:

 

35-39

32 (33%)

40-44

24 (25%)

45-49

18 (19%)

50-54

12 (13%)

55-60

10 (10%)

Main occupation:

 

Subsistence farmer

60 (62%)

Trader

18 (19%)

Mechanic/Mason

11 (12%)

Formal/Salaried

07 (07%)

Highest level of education:

 

None

19 (20%)

Lower Primary

20 (21%)

Higher Primary

35 (36%)

Secondary

17 (18%)

Tertiary

05 (05%)