Table 1. The Distribution Frequency of Demographic Factors of the Study Population.
| Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, y | |
| ≤ 30 | 111 (31.5) |
| > 30 | 241 (68.5) |
| Education level | |
| Illiterate | 187 (53.1) |
| Elementary and higher | 165 (46.9) |
| Job status | |
| Employment | 24 (6.8) |
| Unemployment | 328 (93.2) |
| Marital status | |
| Single/widow/divorced | 32 (9.1) |
| Married | 320 (90.9) |
| Household monthly income, USD | |
| ≤ 185 | 171 (48.6) |
| > 185 | 181 (51.4) |
| Duration of disease, y | |
| ≤ 10 | 252 (71.6) |
| > 10 | 100 (28.4) |
| Treatment type | |
| Insulin injection/ oral medication/both | 340 (96.6) |
| none | 12 (3.4) |
| Visit interval of patients by physician, m | |
| ≤ 3 | 263 (74.7) |
| > 3 | 89 (25.3) |
| Experiencing educational sessions | |
| Yes | 77 (21.9) |
| No | 275 (78.1) |
| Co-morbidity | |
| Yes | 285 (81) |
| No | 67 (19) |
| Information source | |
| Health personnel | 255 (72.4) |
| Other | 97 (27.6) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | |
| < 25 | 64 (18.2) |
| ≥ 25 | 288 (81.8) |