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Table 1 Distribution of selected characteristics of patients with diabetes mellitus by sex (N = 166); 2019

From: Evaluations of knowledge, skills and practices of insulin storage and injection handling techniques of diabetic patients in Ethiopian primary hospitals

Variables

Total

Male

Female

P-value

N (166) %(100.0)

N (91) % (54.8)

N (75) %(45.2)

Age in years

 18–27

49 (29.5)

28

21

0.778

 28–40

43 (25.9)

22

21

 41–50

43 (25.9)

22

21

 > 50

31 (18.7)

19

12

 Mean ± SD

38.5 ± 13.8

  

Residence

 Rural

86 (51.8)

43

43

//

 Urban

80 (48.2)

48

32

Marital status

 Single

56 (33.7)

31

25

0.02

 Married

94 (56.6)

52

42

 Divorced

10 (6)

8

2

 Widowed

6 (3.6)

0

6

Occupation

 Farmer

34 (20.5)

31

3

< 0.001

 Employer

31 (18.7)

18

13

 Merchant

38 (22.8)

21

17

 Housewife

36 (21.7)

8

28

 Student

27 (16.3)

13

14

Educational status

 Illiterate

48 (28.9)

27

21

0.546

 Read & write only

30 (18.1)

17

13

 Primary and secondary education

52 (31.3)

31

21

 College & above

36 (21.7)

16

20

Duration of DM (in years)

 0.25–1

15 (9)

5

10

0.002

 > 1–5

81 (48.8)

38

43

 > 5–10

40 (24.1)

23

17

 > 10

30 (18.1)

25

5

 Mean ± SD

2.5 ± 0.9

  

Duration of Insulin therapy (in years)

 0.25–1

16 (9.6)

6

10

< 0.001

 > 1–5

97 (58.4)

44

53

 > 5–10

39 (23.5)

27

12

 > 10

14 (8.4)

14

0

 Mean ± SD

2.3 ± 0.8

  

Getting of insulin

 Freely

74 (44.6)

39

35

//

 Payment

92 (55.4)

52

40