Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers of children and adolescents with T1DM in Jugol general hospital and Hiwot Fana Compressive Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, November 15, 2022 to January 15, 2023. (n = 231)

Primary caregiver

Mother

66

28.6

Father

72

31.2

Sister/brother

13

5.6

Others

26

11.3

No caregiver

54

23.4

Sex

Male

86

48.6

Female

91

51.4

Age

18–25

16

9

26–35

73

41.2

36–45

59

33.3

46–55

24

13.6

56–65

4

2.3

66–75

1

0.6

Educational level

Unable to read and right

89

50.2

Primary

45

25.4

Secondary

43

24.7

Marital status

Single

27

15.3

Married

139

78.5

Separated

2

1.1

Divorced

4

2.3

Widowed

5

2.8