Nonadherence and Contributing Factors among Ambulatory Patients with Antidiabetic Medications in Adama Referral Hospital

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of patients, Adama, Ethiopia, 2014.

Variable	Frequency	Percentage	Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Age (years)			Occupation
18–30	22	8.1	Government
31–40	16	5.9	Employee	33	12.2
41–50	50	18.5	NGO employee	20	7.4
51–60	85	31.5	Self-employee	75	27.8
>60	97	35.9	Student	54	20
			Housewife	6	2.2
			Retired	66	24.4
			Dependent	16	5.9
Sex			Monthly income
Female	131	48.5	<500	94	34.8
Male	139	51.5	501–1000	75	27.8
			1001–2000	49	18.1
			>2000	37	13.7
			No income	15	5.6
Marital status			Place of residence
Single	18	6.7	Rural	51	18.9
Married	184	68.1	Urban	219	81.1
Divorced	33	12.2
Separated	3	1.1
Widow/er	32	11.9
Educational level			Religion
Never went	74	27.4	Orthodox	149	55.2
Primary school	97	35.9	Muslim	63	23.3
Secondary school	50	18.5	Protestant	43	15.9
Postsecondary	49	18.1	Waqefeta	9	3.3
			Others	6	2.2