Table 1. General characteristics of the study sample (n = 773).
| Variables | n | % | Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Treatment | ||||
| Man | 328 | 42.4 | Oral anti-diabetic drugs | 674 | 87.2 |
| Woman | 445 | 57.6 | Oral anti-diabetic drugs & Insulin | 99 | 12.8 |
| Age | Medication adherence | ||||
| ≤44 | 71 | 9.2 | High | 381 | 49.3 |
| 45–54 | 202 | 26.1 | Medium/Low | 392 | 50.7 |
| 55–64 | 297 | 38.4 | Social health protection scheme | ||
| ≥65 | 203 | 26.3 | Have | 13 | 1.7 |
| Marital status | Don’t have | 760 | 98.3 | ||
| Married | 620 | 80.2 | Nearest health facility | ||
| Others | 153 | 19.8 | Health center/Health Post | 68 | 8.8 |
| Household numbers | Public hospital | 152 | 19.6 | ||
| 1–2 | 91 | 11.8 | Private health facilities | 260 | 33.5 |
| 3–5 | 416 | 53.8 | MoPoTsyo | 295 | 38.1 |
| ≥6 | 266 | 34.4 | Regularly use for a health facility | ||
| Employmentstatus | Don’t use | 1 | 0.1 | ||
| Employed | 168 | 21.7 | Health center/Health Post | 3 | 0.4 |
| Self-employed | 201 | 26.0 | Public hospital | 11 | 1.4 |
| Household/ Unemployed |
404 | 52.3 | Private health facilities | 14 | 1.8 |
| Education levels | MoPoTsyo | 744 | 96.2 | ||
| No formal schooling | 109 | 14.1 | Where to measure body weight | ||
| Some primary | 204 | 26.4 | Don't/Unknown | 0 | 0.0 |
| Completed primary | 230 | 29.8 | Home | 42 | 5.4 |
| Completed secondary/higher | 230 | 29.8 | Health facilities except MoPoTsyo | 8 | 1.0 |
| Literacy | MoPoTsyo | 723 | 93.5 | ||
| Illiterate | 118 | 15.3 | Where to check blood pressure | ||
| Read only | 15 | 1.9 | Don't/Unknown | 2 | 0.3 |
| Read and write | 640 | 82.8 | Home | 57 | 7.4 |
| Family income(USD/month) | Health facilities except MoPoTsyo | 10 | 1.3 | ||
| <50 | 109 | 14.1 | MoPoTsyo | 704 | 91.1 |
| 50–99 | 64 | 8.3 | Where to check blood sugar | ||
| 100–249 | 308 | 39.8 | Don't/Unknown | 9 | 1.2 |
| 250–499 | 209 | 27.0 | Home | 59 | 7.6 |
| ≥500 | 83 | 10.7 | Health facilities except MoPoTsyo | 11 | 1.4 |
| MoPoTsyo | 694 | 89.8 | |||