Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
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Sex |
Male | 177 | 44.0 |
Female | 225 | 56.0 |
Age (in years) |
18–30 | 134 | 33.3 |
31–45 | 118 | 29.4 |
45–70 | 150 | 37.3 |
Level of Education |
Cannot read and write | 110 | 27.4 |
Informal education can read and write | 124 | 30.8 |
Primary school and can read and write | 77 | 19.2 |
Secondary 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 (in years) |
[1,2,3,4,5] | 270 | 67.2 |
[6,7,8,9,10] | 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(ETB) |
<500 | 156 | 38.8 |
500–1500 | 68 | 16.9 |
1501–2500 | 86 | 21.4 |
>2500 | 92 | 22.9 |
- Abbreviations: ETB = Ethiopian Birr, DM = Diabetes mellitus, NGO = Non-governmental organizations