Table 1 Demographic and nutrition information related features of type 2 diabetes patients, (n = 421)
Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Age in years | |
 26–44 | 50 (11.9) |
 45–64 | 231 (54.9) |
 65+ | 140 (33.3) |
Residence | |
 Urban | 351 (83.4) |
 Rural | 70 (16.6) |
Ethnicity | |
 Tigrean | 410 (97.4) |
 Amhara | 6 (1.4) |
 Oromo | 3 (0.7) |
 Afar | 2 (0.5) |
Religion | |
 Orthodox Christian | 387 (91.9) |
 Muslim | 21 (5) |
 Catholic | 9 (2.1) |
 Protestant | 4 (1) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 53 (12.6) |
 Married | 225 (53.4) |
 Widowed | 52 (12.4) |
 Divorced | 91 (21.6) |
Wealth quintile | |
 Poor | 141 (33.5) |
 Average | 140 (33.3) |
 Rich | 140 (33.3) |
Received nutrition education | |
 Yes | 280 (66.6) |
 No | 143 (34) |
Nutrition education provider | |
 Medical doctor | 159 (56.8) |
 Nurse | 78 (27.9) |
 Medical doctor & nurse | 39 (13.9) |
 Nutritionist | 4 (1.5) |
Media of nutrition education | |
 Oral | 200/280 (71.4) |
 Written | 12/280 (4.3) |
 Both oral and written | 68/280 (24.3) |