Socio-demographics and clinical characteristics of the participants (N=275)
| N=275 | |
| Total number of the study population, N | N (%) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 129 (46.9) |
| Female | 146 (53.1) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 52.7±9.94 |
| Resident | |
| Urban | 184 (66.9) |
| Rural | 91 (33. 1) |
| Educational status | |
| Unable to read and write | 128 (46.5) |
| Able to read and write | 52 (18.9) |
| Primary education | 15 (5.5) |
| Secondary school | 41 (14.9) |
| Higher education | 39 (14.2) |
| Employment status | |
| Government employed | 61 (22.2) |
| Merchant | 43 (15.6) |
| Farmer | 75 (27.3) |
| Non-governmental organization employed | 20 (7.3) |
| Unemployed | 76 (27.6) |
| Monthly income in ETB | |
| <1500 | 70 (25.5) |
| 1500–2500 | 100 (36.4) |
| ≥2500 | 105 (38.2) |
| Do you have insurance? | |
| Yes | 93 (33.8) |
| No | 182 (66.2) |
| Ever had diabetic education | |
| Yes | 220 (80) |
| No | 55 (20) |
| Distance from the Hospital | |
| <100 km | 207 (75.3) |
| >100 km | 68 (24.7) |
| Duration since starting DM treatment, mean (SD) | 6.08±4.37 |
| Comorbidity | |
| Present | 116 (42.2) |
| Absent | 159 (57.8) |
DM, diabetes mellitus; ETB, Ethiopian Birr.