Table 1.

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus on Follow-Up at Selected Specialized Hospitals in Addis Ababa, September 2021

Variable	Response Category	Frequency (n=379)	Percent
Sex	Male	165	43.5
	Female	214	56.5
Age in years	Mean±SD	11.65±3.56
	5–12 (child)	208	54.9
	13–18 (adolescent)	171	45.1
Educational status of child/adolescent	Not yet started	6	1.6
	Kindergarten	42	11.1
	Primary school	258	68.1
	Secondary school	73	19.3
Family setting: child/adolescent lives with	Lives with both parents	262	69.1
	Lives with father only	16	4.2
	Lives with mother only	87	23.0
	Other primary caregivera	14	3.7
Maternal educational status (N=349)	No formal education	43	12.3
	Read and write	11	3.2
	Primary education (1–8)	101	28.9
	Secondary education (9–12)	131	37.5
	College/university	63	18.1
Paternal educational status (N=278)	No formal education	19	6.8
	Read and write	3	1.1
	Primary education (1–8)	66	23.7
	Secondary education (9–12)	104	37.4
	College/university	86	30.9
Maternal occupation (N=349)	House wife	181	51.9
	Daily laborer	14	4.0
	Private employee	63	18.1
	Government employee	50	14.3
	Private/self-organization	41	11.7
Paternal occupation (N=278)	Unemployed	18	6.5
	Daily laborer	17	6.1
	Private employee	118	42.4
	Government employee	66	23.7
	Private/self-organization	59	21.2
Primary caregiver’s monthly income in Ethiopian Birr	Median with IQR	4,500 (IQR 2,000–8,000)
Number of children ≤18 years in the family	≤4 children	363	95.8
	>4 children	16	4.2

Notes: ^aThree sisters, two brothers, two aunts, one uncle, and six legal caregivers.

Abbreviation: IQR, Interquartile range.