Prevalence of Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Associated Factors among Adult Diabetic Patients Who Attend the Diabetic Follow-Up Clinic at the University of Gondar Referral Hospital, North West Ethiopia, 2016: Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in Gondar University Referral Hospital, Northwest, Ethiopia 2016 ().

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Age
18–27	36	12.9
28–37	30	10.8
38–47	45	16.2
48–57	65	23.2
58–67	62	22.2
>68	41	14.7
Marital status
Single	51	18.3
Married	190	68.1
Separated	7	2.5
Divorced	14	5.0
Widowed	17	6.1
Occupation
Housewife	82	29.4
Merchant	58	20.8
Farmer	62	22.2
Government employed	44	15.8
Daily laborer	33	11.8
Level of education
Unable to read	137	49.1
Can read and write	72	25.8
Primary education	24	8.6
Secondary education and above	46	16.5
Residence
Urban	180	64.5
Rural	99	35.5
Monthly income
<25$	65	23.3
25$–50$	143	51.3
50$–100$	58	20.7
>100$	13	4.7