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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics

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%