From: Pathways to diabetic care at hospitals in rural Eastern Uganda: a cross sectional study
Variable | Frequency (n = 496) | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Female | 251 | 50.6% |
Male | 245 | 49.4% |
Marital status | ||
Married / cohabiting | 367 | 74.0% |
Separated / divorced | 35 | 7.1% |
Single / never married | 27 | 5.4% |
Widowed | 67 | 13.5% |
Education completed | ||
None | 229 | 46.2% |
Primary | 171 | 34.5% |
Secondary S4 | 57 | 11.5% |
Secondary S6 | 10 | 2.0% |
Tertiary | 29 | 5.8% |
Occupation | ||
Artisan | 11 | 2.2% |
Farming | 271 | 54.6% |
Government employee | 43 | 8.7% |
Housewife | 24 | 4.8% |
Retired worker | 13 | 2.6% |
Trader | 90 | 18.1% |
Unemployed | 44 | 8.9% |
Agegroup | ||
< =20 | 15 | 3.0% |
> 20–30 | 25 | 5.0% |
> 30–40 | 82 | 16.5% |
> 40–50 | 149 | 30.0% |
> 50–60 | 124 | 25.0% |
> 60–70 | 69 | 13.9% |
> 70 | 32 | 6.5% |
Time diabetic (months) | ||
< =12 | 108 | 21.8% |
> 12–24 | 61 | 12.3% |
> 24–36 | 66 | 13.3% |
> 36–48 | 35 | 7.1% |
> 48–60 | 50 | 10.1% |
> 60–72 | 40 | 8.1% |
> 72–84 | 25 | 5.0% |
> 84–96 | 26 | 5.2% |
> 96 | 85 | 17.1% |