Table 4.
Relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and coping strategies of diabetes mellitus.
| Good | Moderate | Poor | Total | X2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||||
| < 30 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (20.0) | 2 (1.6) | 43.71 | < 0.001 |
| 30–39 | 1 (1.6) | 2 (3.8) | 3 (30.0) | 7 (5.6) | ||
| 40–49 | 12 (18.8) | 17 (32.7) | 1 (10.0) | 30 (23.8) | ||
| 50–59 | 10 (15.6) | 12 (23.1) | 1 (10.0) | 23 (18.3) | ||
| 60–69 | 25 (39.1) | 13 (25.0) | 1 (10.0) | 36 (28.6) | ||
| ≥ 70 | 16 (25.0) | 8 (12.5) | 2 (20.0) | 26 (20.6) | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 10 (15.6) | 36 (69.2) | 10 (100) | 56 (44.4) | 46.97 | < 0.001 |
| Female | 54 (84.4) | 16 (30.8) | 0 (0.0) | 70 (55.6) | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Yoruba | 48 (75.0) | 37 (71.2) | 7 (70.0) | 93 (73.8) | 1.97 | 0.922 |
| Ibo | 11 (17.2) | 8 (15.4) | 2 (20.0) | 21 (16.7) | ||
| Hausa | 3 (4.7) | 3 (5.7) | 1 (10.0) | 5 (3.9) | ||
| Others | 2 (3.1) | 4 (7.7) | 1 (10.0) | 7 (5.6) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 50 (78.1) | 28 (67.3) | 7 (70.0) | 85 (67.4) | 13.10 | 0.041 |
| Divorced | 3 (4.7) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (10.0) | 5 (1.6) | ||
| Widowed | 10 (15.6) | 19 (36.5) | 1 (10.0) | 30 (23.8) | ||
| Separated | 1 (1.6) | 4 (7.7) | 1 (10.0) | 6 (4.8) | ||
| Religion | ||||||
| Christianity | 50 (78.1) | 41 (78.8) | 6 (60.0) | 97 (76.9) | 2.93 | 0.569 |
| Islam | 13 (20.3) | 11 (11.2) | 4 (40.0) | 28 (22.2) | ||
| Traditional | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | ||
| Level of education | ||||||
| No formal education | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (60.0) | 7 (5.6) | 79.92 | < 0.001 |
| Primary education | 2 (3.2) | 1 (1.9) | 2 (20.0) | 5 (5.6) | ||
| Secondary education | 11 (17.2) | 21 (40.4) | 2 (20.0) | 34 (26.9) | ||
| Tertiary education | 50 (78.1) | 30 (57.7) | 0 (0.0) | 80 (63.5) | ||
| Coping level | 64 (50.8) | 52 (41.3) | 10 (7.9) | |||