Table 1.
Background characteristic of diabetic patients on follow-up at JUSH, November 2009
| Characteristics | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| 15 - 34 | 62 | 18.8 |
| 35 - 64 | 212 | 64.4 |
| ≥ 65 | 55 | 16.7 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 195 | 59.3 |
| Female | 134 | 40.7 |
| Occupation | ||
| Unemployed | 115 | 35.0 |
| Farmer | 93 | 28.3 |
| Employed (paid work) | 106 | 32.2 |
| Student | 15 | 4.6 |
| Literacy status | ||
| Illiterate | 112 | 34.0 |
| Non-formal education | 14 | 4.3 |
| Elementary | 105 | 31.9 |
| High school | 57 | 17.3 |
| Above high school | 41 | 12.5 |
| Type of diabetes | ||
| Type 1 | 117 | 35.6 |
| Type 2 | 212 | 64.4 |
| Family history of diabetes | ||
| Yes | 67 | 20.4 |
| No | 262 | 79.6 |
| Duration since diagnosis (years) | ||
| 1-5 | 157 | 47.7 |
| 6-10 | 106 | 32.2 |
| ≥ 11 | 66 | 20.1 |
| Blood glucose on each visits | ||
| Not done | 5 | 1.5 |
| FBS | 312 | 94.8 |
| RBS | 12 | 3.6 |
| Access for SMBG | ||
| Yes | 18 | 5.5 |
| No | 311 | 94.5 |
| Access for drugs* | ||
| Free | 321 | 97.9 |
| Paid | 7 | 2.1 |
RBS - random blood sugar, SMBG - self monitoring of blood glucose, FBS - fasting blood sugar
*One patient was not taking any glucose lowering agent and was not included.