Table 1 Socio demographic and economic characteristics of type 2 diabetic patients at Yekatit 12 Medical College Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 403)
Variable | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 205 | 50.9 |
Female | 198 | 49.1 |
Age | ||
30 - 60 | 282 | 70 |
≥61 | 121 | 30 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 49 | 12.1 |
Married | 222 | 55.1 |
Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 132 | 32.8 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox Christian | 286 | 71 |
Muslim | 61 | 15.1 |
Protestant | 6 | 1.5 |
Others | 50 | 12.4 |
Educational status | ||
Non formal education | 175 | 43.4 |
Formal education | 228 | 56.6 |
Wealth | ||
Poor | 117 | 29 |
Medium | 154 | 38.2 |
Rich | 132 | 32.8 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 191 | 47.5 |
Oromo | 98 | 24.3 |
Guragae | 57 | 14.1 |
Tigray | 44 | 10.9 |
Others*** | 13 | 3.2 |