Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Glycemic Control and Its Associated Factors among Diabetes Mellitus Patients
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants, at the University of Gondar Hospital, 2018.
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent (%) |
| Sex | Male | 216 | 53.6 | Female | 187 | 46.4 |
| Age | 18-25 years | 52 | 12.9 | 26-35 years | 66 | 16.4 | 36-45 years | 64 | 15.9 | ≥46 years | 221 | 54.8 |
| Level of education | Unable to read and write | 176 | 43.7 | Primary | 71 | 17.6 | High school | 73 | 18.1 | College/university and postgraduate | 83 | 20.6 |
| Marital status | Married | 267 | 66.3 | Divorced | 31 | 7.7 | Widowed | 43 | 10.7 | Single/never married | 62 | 15.4 |
| Occupation | Government employed | 76 | 18.9 | Unemployed | 84 | 20.8 | Merchant | 82 | 20.3 | Day laborers | 15 | 3.7 | Farmers | 108 | 26.8 | Others | 38 | 9.4 |
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