Table 3.

Clinical characteristics of the study participants, patients with T2DM attending diabetic clinic follow up of Debre Tabor General Hospital, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2018. (n = 385)

Variables		Frequency(n)	Percent (%)
Duration since DM Diagnosis	≤ 5 years	247	64.2
	> 5 years	138	35.8
Duration of DM Treatment	≤ 5 years	253	65.7
	> 5 years	132	34.3
Number of medications taken per day	One	120	31.2
	≥ Two	265	68.8
Having glucometer at home	No	304	79.0
	Yes	81	21.0
Having chronic illness	No	233	60.5
	Yes	152	39.5
Having diabetes education	No	59	15.3
	Yes	326	84.7
Got all the prescribed drugs from the hospital	Sometimes	126	32.7
	Always	259	67.3
Having other chronic illness	No	233	60.5
	Yes	152	39.5
Social support	No	229	59.5
	Yes	156	40.5
Glycemic control status	Poor control	264	68.6
	Good control	121	31.4
Diabetes-Related Knowledge status	Poor Knowledge	257	66.8
	Good Knowledge	128	33.2
Self-care practice	Poor practice	142	36.9
	Good practice	243	63.1