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Table 1 Frequency distributions of socio-demographic characteristics of T2DM patients on follow up at JUTH, 2014

From: Diabetes related knowledge, self-care behaviours and adherence to medications among diabetic patients in Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey

Socio-demographic characteristics (n = 309)

Categories

n (%)

Sex

Male

189 (61.8)

Female

120 (38.2)

Age

<40 years

40-60 years

> = 60 years

Missing

12 (3.9)

188 (60.8)

87 (28.2)

22 (7.1)

Marital status

Married

251 (81.3)

Single

21 (6.8)

Widow/er

37 (11.9)

Ethnicity

Oromo

170 (55.0)

Amhara

78 (25.2)

Keficho

21 (6.8)

Gurage

10 (3.2)

Dawero

8 (2.6)

Yem

8 (2.6)

Othera

14 (4.5)

Religion

Muslim

144 (46.6)

Orthodox

Protestant

Othersb

138 (44.7)

23 (7.4)

4 (1.3)

Level of education

Illiterate

Primary

20 and above

109 (35.3)

112 (36.3)

88 (28.4)

Occupation

Employed

72 (23.3)

Unemployed

78 (25.2)

Merchant

29 (9.4)

Farmer

94 (30.4)

Daily labor

36 (11.7)

  1. aTigre, wolayita, bCatholic, Jehovah witness
  2. T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus, JUTH Jimma University Teaching Hospital