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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents by level of healthcare facility (N = 330)

From: Clinical characteristics and health care received among patients with type 2 diabetes attending secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities in Mwanza Region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Demographic characteristics

Total

n (%)

Level of healthcare facility

P-value

Secondary n (%)

Tertiary n (%)

Sex

0.984

 Male

141 (42.7)

77 (42.8)

64 (42.7)

 

 Female

189 (57.3)

103 (57.2)

86 (57.3)

 

Age (years) (Mean ± SD 40.27 ± 13.31)

0.055

  ≤ 30

95 (28.8)

42 (23.3)

53 (35.3)

 

 31–40

111 (33.6)

66 (36.7)

45 (30.0)

 

  ≥ 41

124 (37.6)

72 (40.0)

52 (34.7)

 

Residence

0.051

 Rural

148 (44.8)

90 (50.0)

58 (38.7)

 

 Urban

182(55.2)

90 (50.0)

92 (61.2)

 

Marital Status

0.050

 Not married

112 (33.9)

70 (38.9)

42 (28.0

 

 Currently married

218 (66.1)

110 (61.1)

108 (72.0)

 

Level of education

0.000

 No formal

5 (1.5)

2 (1.1)

3 (2.0)

 

 Primary

210 (63.6)

135 (75.0)

75 (50.0)

 

 Secondary

79 (23.9)

33 (18.3)

46 (30.7)

 

 Tertiary

36 (10.9)

10 (5.6)

26 (17.3)

 

Employment status

0.563

 Not employed

141 (42.7)

80 (44.4)

61 (40.7)

 

 Employed

189 (57.3)

100 (55.6)

89 (59.3)

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