Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of people living with type 2 diabetes attending Nekemte Specialized Hospital, 2020 (n = 417).
| Variables with Categories | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Age in years | Mean 50.2 (SD ± 11.7) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 214 (51.3%) |
| Male | 203 (48.7%) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 323 (77.5%) |
| Never married | 30 (7.2%) |
| Separated/widowed | 64 (15.3%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Oromoo | 368 (88.2%) |
| Amhara | 43 (10.3%) |
| Other | 6 (1.4%) |
| Religion | |
| Protestant Christian | 237 (56.8%) |
| Orthodox Christian | 138 (33.1%) |
| Muslim | 34 (8.2%) |
| Other | 8 (1.9%) |
| Primary caregiver (support provider) | |
| Spouse | 257 (61.6%) |
| Children | 123 (29.5%) |
| Mother or father | 37 (8.9%) |
| Educational status | |
| No formal education | 76 (18.2%) |
| Elementary school (≤ grade 8) | 138 (33.1%) |
| Secondary school (grade 9–12) | 101 (24.2%) |
| College and above | 102 (24.5%) |
| Employment status | |
| Government employee | 76 (18.2%) |
| Private organization employee | 113 (27.2%) |
| Unemployed | 73 (17.5%) |
| Retired/disabled | 86 (20.6%) |
| Farmer | 69 (16.5%) |
| Presence of disease-related disease | |
| Yes | 231 (55.4%) |
| No | 186 (44.6%) |
| Type of disease-related disease | |
| Hypertension | 190 (82.3%) |
| Other diseases | 41 (17.7%) |
| Years since diagnosis of diabetes | |
| ≤10 | 345 (82.7%) |
| >10 | 72 (17.3%) |