Table 3.
Relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge of diabetes mellitus.
| Good | Moderate | Poor | Total | X2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||||
| < 30 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.1) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (1.6) | 621.89 | < 0.001 |
| 30–39 | 4 (4.3) | 3 (9.3) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (5.6) | ||
| 40–49 | 12 (13.0) | 18 (56.3) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (23.8) | ||
| 50–59 | 19 (20.7) | 3 (9.3) | 1 (5.0) | 23 (18.3) | ||
| 60–69 | 32 (34.8) | 4 (12.4) | 0 (0.0) | 36 (28.6) | ||
| ≥ 70 | 25 (27.2) | 3 (9.3) | 0 (0.0) | 28 (22.2) | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 32 (34.8) | 22 (68.8) | 2 (100) | 56 (44.4) | 13.635 | < 0.001 |
| Female | 60 (65.2) | 10 (31.2) | 0 (0.0) | 70 (55.6) | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Yoruba | 64 (69.6) | 27 (84.4) | 2 (100) | 93 (73.8) | 2.734 | 0.746 |
| Ibo | 18 (19.6) | 3 (9.3) | 0 (0.0) | 21 (16.7) | ||
| Hausa | 4 (4.3) | 1 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (3.9) | ||
| Others | 6 (6.5) | 1 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (5.6) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 57 (66.3) | 26 (68.8) | 2 (100) | 85 (67.4) | 15.737 | 0.01 |
| Divorced | 4 (4.3) | 1 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.6) | ||
| Widowed | 29 (27.2) | 1 (15.6) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (23.8) | ||
| Separated | 2 (2.2) | 4 (12.3) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (4.8) | ||
| Religion | ||||||
| Christianity | 67 (72.8) | 28 (87.5) | 2 (100) | 97 (76.9) | 3.597 | 0.463 |
| Islam | 24 (26.1) | 4 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 28 (22.2) | ||
| Traditional | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | ||
| Level of education | ||||||
| No formal education | 0 (0.0) | 5 (15.6) | 2 (100.) | 7 (5.6) | 115.167 | < 0.001 |
| Primary education | 0 (0.0) | 5 (15.6) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (5.6) | ||
| Secondary education | 12 (13.0) | 22 (68.8) | 0 (0.0) | 34 (26.9) | ||
| Tertiary education | 80 (77.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 80 (63.5) | ||
| Knowledge level | 92 (73) | 32 (25.4) | 2 (1.6) | |||
Values in parenthesis indicate % while X2 and p represent chi-square and probability values, respectively.