Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristic, level of knowledge, attitude and practice at HUCSH, South Ethiopia, September, 2021 (N = 125).
Variables |
Category |
Frequency |
Percent |
Age category |
< 30 Years |
14 |
11.2 |
30-49 Year |
55 |
44.0 |
|
50-65Year |
37 |
29.6 |
|
> 65 Year |
19 |
15.2 |
|
Gender |
Female |
57 |
45.6 |
Male |
68 |
54.4 |
|
Resident |
Urban |
74 |
59.2 |
Rural |
51 |
40.8 |
|
Religion |
Muslim |
25 |
20.0 |
Orthodox |
39 |
31.2 |
|
Protestant |
61 |
48.8 |
|
Educational level |
No formal education |
27 |
21.6 |
Elementary (1-8) |
29 |
23.2 |
|
Middle school (9-10) |
18 |
14.4 |
|
High school (10-12) |
10 |
8.0 |
|
College degree and above |
41 |
32.8 |
|
Marital status |
Married |
93 |
74.4 |
Unmarried/single |
17 |
13.6 |
|
Divorce |
8 |
6.4 |
|
Widowed |
7 |
5.6 |
|
Occupation |
Farmer |
26 |
20.8 |
Government employee |
32 |
25.6 |
|
Private employee |
15 |
12.0 |
|
Merchant |
30 |
24.0 |
|
Non-employed |
12 |
9.6 |
|
Student |
10 |
8.0 |
|
Monthly average income (ETB) |
Below 500 |
1 |
.8 |
500-1500 |
22 |
17.6 |
|
1500-3000 |
33 |
26.4 |
|
> 3000 |
69 |
55.2 |
|
Knowledge level |
Poor knowledge (< 8) |
10 |
8.0 |
Satisfactory (8-10) |
28 |
22.4 |
|
Good knowledge (> 10) |
87 |
69.6 |
|
Attitude level |
Positive attitude |
99 |
79.2 |
Negative attitude |
26 |
20.8 |
|
Practice Level |
Good practice |
54 |
43.2 |
Poor practice |
71 |
56.8 |
|
Duration of diabetes (yrs.) |
< 10 Year |
106 |
84.8 |
> 10 Year |
19 |
15.2 |
|
Family history of diabetes |
Yes |
113 |
90.4 |
No |
12 |
9.6 |
|
Diabetic foot ulcer |
Yes |
18 |
14.4 |
No |
107 |
85.6 |