Persons with Diabetes’ Perceptions of Family Burden and Associated Factors

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of persons with diabetes’ perceptions of family burden and associated factors at a university hospital ().

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Age
18-29	31	7.8
30-39	64	16.0
40-49	61	15.3
50-59	72	18.0
60-69	77	19.3
70-79	84	21.1
> =80	10	2.5
Sex
Male	265	66.4
Female	134	33.6
Marital status
Married	319	79.9
Single	41	10.3
Divorced	19	4.8
Widowed	20	5.0
Place of residency
Urban	249	62.4
Rural	150	37.6
Religion
Muslim	223	55.9
Orthodox	122	30.6
Protestant	47	11.8
Catholic	7	1.8
Ethnicity
Oromo	230	57.6
Amhara	87	21.8
Kefa	27	6.8
Gurage	7	1.8
Dawuro	29	7.3
Tigre	10	2.5
Yem	9	2.3
Occupational status
Government employee	107	26.8
Housewife	76	19.0
Merchant	51	12.8
Farmer	90	22.6
Student	19	4.8
Daily labor	21	5.3
Pension	20	5.0
Unemployed	15	3.8
Educational status
Illiterate	86	21.6
Read and write	24	6.0
Grade 1-4	51	12.8
Grades 5-8	61	15.3
Grade 9-12	63	15.8
College	57	14.3
University and above	57	14.3