Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of studied children attended at MNH DM clinic from December 2018 to May 2019 (n = 134).
|
Variable |
Character |
Count (n) |
Percentage (%) |
|
Age groups (years) |
Less than 5 |
8 |
6 |
|
|
5 to 10 |
17 |
12.7 |
|
|
11 to 14 |
37 |
27.6 |
|
|
More than 14 |
72 |
53.7 |
|
Sex |
Male |
65 |
48.5 |
|
|
Female |
69 |
51.5 |
|
Education level of the child |
Not enrolled/Nursery |
17 |
12.7 |
|
|
Primary |
48 |
35.8 |
|
|
Secondary/post sec |
69 |
51.5 |
|
Age diagnosed with DM (years) |
Mean age at DX (SD) |
|
|
|
|
Less than 5 |
30 |
22.4 |
|
|
5 to 10 |
61 |
45.4 |
|
|
11 to 14 |
31 |
23.3 |
|
|
More than 14 |
12 |
8.9 |
|
Duration of DM (years) |
Less than 1 |
11 |
8.2 |
|
|
1 to 2 |
14 |
10.4 |
|
|
3 to 5 |
47 |
35.1 |
|
|
More than 5 |
62 |
46.3 |