Table 1. Socioeconomic profile of the diabetes mellitus patients.

Variables	n (%)
Sex
Female	68 (77.3)
Male	20 (22.7)
Educational level
Illiterate	13 (14.7)
Primary education, incomplete	17 (19.3)
Primary education, completed	29 (33.0)
Secondary education, completed	26 (29.5)
Higher education, completed	3 (3.4)
Access to private healthcare
Yes	27 (30.7)
No	61 (69.3)

n = number of participants; % = percentage of sample.