Hypoglycemia Prevention Practice and Associated Factors among Diabetic Patients on Follow-Up at Public Hospitals of Central Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018

Table 1

Sociodemographic profile of the participants on practice in prevention of hypoglycemia among patients with diabetes mellitus at public hospitals of the central zone, Tigray, Ethiopia 2018.

Variable	Category	Hypoglycemia prevention practice		Total
		Poor practice	Good practice
Sex	Male	46 (16.9%)	97 (35.7%)	143 (52.6%)
	Female	54 (19.9%)	75 (27.6%)	129 (47.4%)
Age	≤34	29 (11.2%)	47 (18.1%)	76 (29.2%)
	35–64	56 (21.5%)	92 (35.4%)	148 (56.9%)
	≥65	10 (3.8%)	26 (10%)	36 (13.8%)
Residence	Urban	55 (20.2%)	118 (43.4%)	173 (63.6%)
	Rural	45 (16.5%)	54 (19.9%)	99 (36.4%)
Marital status	Married	50 (18.4%)	107 (39.3%)	157 (57.7)
	Divorced	32 (11.8%)	32 (11.8%)	64 (23.6)
	Widowed	11 (4%)	17 (6.3%)	28 (10.3)
	Single	7 (2.6%)	16 (5.9%)	23 (8.5)
Educational status	Cannot read and write	25 (9.2%)	35 (12.9%)	60 (22.1%)
	Can read and write	20 (7.4%)	52 (19.1%)	78 (28.7%)
	Primary school	20 (7.4%)	24 (8.8%)	44 (16.2%)
	Secondary school	26 (9.6%)	52 (19.1%)	78 (28.7%)
	College and above	15 (5.5%)	23 (8.5%)	38 (14%)
Occupation	Housewife	30 (11%)	40 (14.7%)	70 (25.7%)
	Daily worker	13 (4.8%)	29 (10.7%)	42 (15.4%)
	Self-employed	20 (7.4%)	44 (16.2%)	64 (23.5%)
	Governmental	14 (5.1%)	30 (11%)	44 (16.2%)
	Farmer	23 (8.5%)	29 (10.7%)	52(19.1%)