Table 1.

Sociodemographic variables of participants

Demographic variables	n	%	X 2	p-value
Age
21-30 years	13	7 · 1
31-40 years	35	19 · 1
41-50 years	32	17 · 3	108 · 9	0.000
51-60 years	63	34 · 2
61-70 years	33	17 · 9
71-80 years	8	4 · 3
Gender
Male	68	37 · 0
Female	116	63 · 0	12 · 5	0 · 000
Religion
Christianity	147	79 · 9
Islam	37	20 · 1	65 · 8	0 · 000
Marital status
Single	9	4 · 9
Married	148	80 · 4
Divorced/Separated	3	1 · 6	306 · 7	0 · 000
Widow/Widower	24	13 · 0
Level of education
Primary	35	19 · 0
Secondary	44	23 · 9
Tertiary	76	41 · 3	28 · 5	0 · 000
None	29	15 · 8
Employment status
Unemployed	42	22 · 5
Self employed	44	23 · 9
Government employed	57	31 · 0	39 · 1	0 · 000
Retired	35	19 · 0
Student	6	3 · 3
Level of household wealth
Poor	39	21 · 2
Intermediate	129	69 · 0	109 · 1	0 · 000
Wealthy	18	9 · 8
Do you have a family history of diabetes?
Yes	95	51 · 6
No	60	32 · 6	35 · 6	0 · 000
Not sure	29	15 · 8
When were you diagnosed of diabetes
Less than 5 years	80	43 · 5
5-10 years	71	38 · 6
10-15 years	18	9 · 8	202 · 5	0 · 000
15-20 years	15-213	15-22 1 · 6	15-23	15-24
25-30 years	4	2 · 2
>30 years	8	4 · 3
Type of diabetes
Type 1	60	32 · 6	22 · 3	0 · 000
Type 2	124	67 · 4
Are you currently on insulin?
Yes	56	30 · 4	28 · 2	0 · 000
No	128	69 · 6
Where were you diagnosed of diabetes?
Private hospital/laboratory	60	32 · 6
Public hospital	96	52 · 2	37 · 7	0 · 000
Diabetes centre	28	15 · 2
Regular on medication
Yes	146	79 · 3	286 · 4	0 · 000
No	38	20 · 7
Exercise regularly
Yes	87	47 · 3	0 · 54	1 · 857
No	97	52 · 7
Exercise is beneficial for diabetes
Yes	140	76 · 1
No	6	3 · 3	159 · 7	0 · 000
Not sure	38	20 · 6
Read articles/Attend update courses
Not at all	56	30 · 4
Rarely	60	32 · 6
Often	43	23 · 4	16 · 2	0 · 976
Regularly	25	13 · 6
Satisfied with instruction
Very satisfied	20	10 · 8
Satisfied	75	40 · 8	33 · 2	0 · 000
Not satisfied	89	48 · 4