Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and diabetes-related data
| Â | N | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic data | ||
Gender | ||
Female | 118 | 48.4 |
Male | 126 | 51.6 |
Age | ||
25–49 | 65 | 26.65 |
50–70 | 124 | 50.81 |
71–95 | 55 | 22.54 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 107 | 43.9 |
Rural | 137 | 56.1 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 28 | 11.5 |
Widowed | 168 | 68.9 |
Divorced/Single | 48 | 19.7 |
Educational level | ||
Illiterate | 144 | 59 |
Primary/Secondary School | 78 | 32 |
High School/University | 22 | 9 |
Occupational status | ||
Not employed | 151 | 61.88 |
Retired | 64 | 26.22 |
Employed | 29 | 11.88 |
Health insurance | ||
Yes | 213 | 87.29 |
No | 31 | 12.71 |
Diabetes-related data | ||
Duration of the disease | ||
Less than a year | 14 | 5.7 |
1 to 10 years | 169 | 69.3 |
11 to 15 years | 23 | 9.4 |
16 years and above | 38 | 15,5 |
Practice of self-monitoring of diabetes | ||
Yes | 131 | 53.7 |
No | 113 | 46.3 |
Presence of comorbidities | ||
Yes | 160 | 65.57 |
No | 84 | 34.63 |
Engagement in physical activity | ||
Yes | 52 | 21.31 |
No | 192 | 78.69 |
Patient’s awareness of their condition | ||
Yes | 127 | 52 |
No | 117 | 48 |
Source of knowledge on herbal medicine | ||
Family heritage | 182 | 74.59 |
Divine revelation | 32 | 13.11 |
Traditional initiation | 21 | 8.6 |
Other | 9 | 3.68 |