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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

From: Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards diabetes mellitus among Chiro town population, Eastern Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Frequency

Percent (%)

Sex

Male

443

53%

Female

359

47%

Age

18–24 years

112

14.6

25- 34 years

267

35.4

35–44 years

171

22.4

45–54 years

122

16

> 55 years

66

8.6

Monthly income

< 5000

478

62.8

5000

286

37.2

Ethnicity

Oromo

415

54.3

Amhara

301

39.5

Others

48

6.2

Educational status

Illiterate

66

8.6

Elementary/High school

488

64

College/university

210

27.4

Marital status

Single

138

18.1

Married

484

57.7

Divorced/Widowed

142

18.5

Religion

Orthodox

297

39

Muslim

395

51.7

Protestant

65

8.5

Others

7

0.9

Occupation

Self employed

93

12.2

Farmer

34

4.5

Unemployed

183

24

Employed (gov’t/privet)

454

59.4