Research Article

Evaluation of Knowledge, Awareness, and Factors Associated with Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the survey respondents(n = 427).

CharacteristicFamily history of diabetesTotal
Yes n (%)No n (%)

Gender
Male96 (57.5)157 (60.4)253 (59.3)
Female71 (42.5)103 (39.6)174 (40.7)

Age (in years) (mean ± std)25.7 ± 6.2

Educational level
High school22 (8.5)22 (5.2)
University degree77 (46.1)132 (50.8)209 (48.9)
Postgraduation90 (53.9)106 (40.8)196 (45.9)

Employment status
Employed44 (26.3)96 (36.9)140 (32.8)
Students102 (61.1)91 (35)193 (45.2)
Business12 (7.2)22 (8.5)34 (8)
Unemployed9 (5.4)51 (19.6)60 (14.1)

Family Income
2963–489317 (10.2)31 (11.9)48 (11.2)
4894–732236 (21.6)30 (11.5)66 (15.5)
7323–978718 (10.8)30 (11.5)48 (11.2)
More than 1957596 (57.5)169 (65)265 (62.1)

Marital status
Married73 (43.7)124 (47.7)197 (46.1)
Single94 (56.3)136 (52.3)230 (53.9)