Table 1.
Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Diabetic Patients on Follow-Up at Ambulatory Clinic, Jimma Medical Center, 2019
| Variables | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean±SD), years: 46.47±13.63 | ||
| Sex | Male | 207 (55.9) |
| Female | 163 (44.1) | |
| Marital status | Married | 291 (78.6) |
| Unmarried | 44 (11.9) | |
| Divorced | 15 (4.1) | |
| Widowed | 20 (5.4) | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 57 (15.4) |
| Muslim | 292 (78.9) | |
| Protestant | 21 (5.7) | |
| Educational status | Cannot read and write | 145 (39.2) |
| Can read and write | 53 (14.3) | |
| Grade 1–8 | 75 (20.3) | |
| Grade 9–12 | 44 (11.9) | |
| College and above | 53 (14.3) | |
| Occupational status | Farmers | 115 (31.1) |
| House wife | 85 (23) | |
| Private employee | 48 (13) | |
| Government employee | 44 (11.9) | |
| Unemployed | 30 (8.1%) | |
| Student | 24 (6.5) | |
| Daily laborer | 24 (6.5) | |
| Residence | Urban | 197 (53.2) |
| Rural | 173 (46.8) | |
| Habit of smoking | Yes | 92 (24.9) |
| No | 278 (75.1) | |