Table 1.

Socio-demographic data of adult diabetic patients in Dire Dawa public hospitals 2018, (n = 506)

Characteristics	Alternative response	Frequency
		No	%
Sex	Male	227	44.9
	Female	279	55.1
Ethnicity	Amhara	217	42.9
	Oromo	190	37.5
	Tigre	17	3.4
	Gurgie	53	10.5
	Somali	29	5.7
Religion	Orthodox	287	56.7
	Muslim	170	33.6
	Protestant	47	9.3
	Other	2	.4
Marital status	Married	276	54.5
	Single	71	14
	Widowed	53	10.5
	Separated	106	20.9
Level of education	Cannot read cannot write	130	25.7
	Read and write	70	13.8
	Primary school	101	20
	Secondary school	120	23.7
	College and above	85	16.8
Occupation	Self-employed	172	34
	Employed	105	20.8
	Unemployed	161	31.8
	Student	26	5.1
	Housewife	42	8.3
Wealth index	Low	170	33.6
	Medium	193	38.1
	High	143	28.3