Table 1.
Characteristics of diabetes patients in hospitals of Southwest Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia, 2020
| Variables | Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observations | 398 | ||
| Sex | Male | 225 | 56.5 |
| Female | 173 | 43.5 | |
| Age | 18-24 | 16 | 4.0 |
| 25-34 | 36 | 9.0 | |
| 35-44 | 69 | 17.3 | |
| 45-54 | 88 | 22.1 | |
| 55-64 | 107 | 26.9 | |
| Greater than 65 | 82 | 20.6 | |
| Residence | Urban | 232 | 58.3 |
| Rural | 166 | 41.7 | |
| Marital Status | Single | 74 | 18.6 |
| Married | 290 | 72.9 | |
| Widowed | 26 | 6.5 | |
| Divorced | 8 | 2.0 | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 199 | 50.0 |
| Muslim | 94 | 23.6 | |
| Protestant | 99 | 24.9 | |
| Catholic | 6 | 1.5 | |
| Educational Status | No formal education | 167 | 42.0 |
| Primary education | 68 | 17.1 | |
| Secondary education | 75 | 18.8 | |
| Higher education | 88 | 22.1 | |
| Main Occupation | Unemployed | 101 | 25.4 |
| Employed (payroll paid) | 125 | 31.4 | |
| Farmer | 80 | 20.1 | |
| Merchant | 92 | 23.1 | |
| Family Size | 1-3 | 43 | 10.8 |
| 4-6 | 209 | 52.5 | |
| Greater than 6 | 146 | 36.7 | |
| Distance from hospital in kilometers | Less than 10 | 158 | 39.7 |
| 11-20 | 69 | 17.3 | |
| 21-30 | 83 | 20.9 | |
| 31-40 | 42 | 10.6 | |
| 41-50 | 19 | 4.8 | |
| Greater than 50 | 27 | 6.8 | |
| Household monthly income (Mean± SD) | 398 | 117.6 (±68.7) | |
| Patients’ monthly income (Mean± SD) | 398 | 98.6 (±186.17) | |
Abbreviations: SD Standard deviation