Table 1.
Clinical characteristics and knowledge among type two DM at public Hospitals, Central Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 284)
| Variables | Category | Poor practice N = (%) | Good practice N = (%) | Total N(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of the disease | ≥ 5 years | 118 (66.3%) | 78 (73.6%) | 196 (69%) |
| > 5 years | 60 (33.7%) | 28 (26.4%) | 88 (31%) | |
| Comorbidity | Yes | 59 (33.1%) | 54 (50.9%) | 113 (39.8%) |
| No | 119 (66.9%) | 52 (49.1%) | 171 (60.2%) | |
| Family history of diabetes | Yes | 45 (25.3%) | 46 (43.4%) | 91 (32%) |
| No | 133 (74.7%) | 60 (56.6%) | 193 (68%) | |
| Attended diabetic education | Yes | 12 (6.7%) | 16 (15.1%) | 28 (9.9%) |
| No | 166 (93.3%) | 90 (84.9) | 256 (90.1%) | |
| Member of diabetic association | Yes | 47 (26.4%) | 51 (48.1%) | 98 (34.5%) |
| No | 73 (41%) | 37 (34.9%) | 110 (38.7%) | |
| I did know | 58 (32.6%) | 18 (17%) | 76 (26.8%) | |
| Do you have your own glucometer | Yes | 15 (8.4%) | 29 (27.4%) | 44 (15.5%) |
| No | 163 (91.6%) | 77 (72.6%) | 246 (84.5%) | |
| Knowledge | Poor knowledge | 79 (44.4%) | 47 (44.3%) | 126 (44.4%) |
| Good knowledge | 99 (55.6%) | 59 (55.7%) | 158 (55.6%) |