Table 1.
Socio demographic characters of diabetes patients on follow up at selected hospital in Benishangul Gumuz regional state, Western Ethiopia, 2018. (n = 383)
| S.no | Variables | Frequency | Percentage | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sex | |||
| Male | 209 | 54.6 | ||
| Female | 174 | 45.4 | ||
| 2 | Age | Mean = 44.54 (SD = 14.882) |
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| ≤ 29 | 60 | 15.7 | ||
| 30–39 | 90 | 23.5 | ||
| 40–49 | 95 | 24.8 | ||
| 50–59 | 67 | 17.5 | ||
| ≥ 60 | 71 | 18.5 | ||
| 3 | Level of education | |||
| Can’t read and write | 86 | 22.5 | ||
| Read and write | 85 | 22.1 | ||
| Primary school | 89 | 19.6 | ||
| Secondary school | 95 | 24.8 | ||
| Above 12 | 42 | 11.0 | ||
| 4 | Religion | |||
| Orthodox | 135 | 35.2 | ||
| Muslim | 126 | 32.9 | ||
| Protestant | 72 | 18.8 | ||
| Others | 50 | 13.1 | ||
| 5 | Ethnicity | |||
| Amhara | 103 | 26.9 | ||
| Oromo | 79 | 20.6 | ||
| Shinasha | 59 | 15.4 | ||
| Berta | 49 | 12.8 | ||
| Gumuz | 30 | 7.8 | ||
| Others | 63 | 16.4 | ||
| 6 | Marital status | |||
| Single | 85 | 22.2 | ||
| Married | 226 | 59.0 | ||
| Divorced | 41 | 10.7 | ||
| Widowed | 31 | 8.1 | ||
| 7 | Occupation | |||
| Student | 58 | 15.1 | ||
| Employed | 121 | 31.6 | ||
| Unemployed | 71 | 18.5 | ||
| House wife | 47 | 12.3 | ||
| Farmer | 45 | 11.8 | ||
| Merchant | 41 | 10.7 | ||
| 9 | Residency | |||
| Urban | 272 | 71.0 | ||
| Rural | 111 | 29.0 | ||