Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristic, level of knowledge, attitude and practice at HUCSH, South Ethiopia, September, 2021 (N = 125).

Variables

Category

Frequency

Percent

Age category

< 30 Years

14

11.2

30-49 Year

55

44.0

50-65Year

37

29.6

> 65 Year

19

15.2

Gender

Female

57

45.6

Male

68

54.4

Resident

Urban

74

59.2

Rural

51

40.8

Religion

Muslim

25

20.0

Orthodox

39

31.2

Protestant

61

48.8

Educational level

No formal education

27

21.6

Elementary (1-8)

29

23.2

Middle school (9-10)

18

14.4

High school (10-12)

10

8.0

College degree and above

41

32.8

Marital status

Married

93

74.4

Unmarried/single

17

13.6

Divorce

8

6.4

Widowed

7

5.6

Occupation

Farmer

26

20.8

Government employee

32

25.6

Private employee

15

12.0

Merchant

30

24.0

Non-employed

12

9.6

Student

10

8.0

Monthly average income (ETB)

Below 500

1

.8

500-1500

22

17.6

1500-3000

33

26.4

> 3000

69

55.2

Knowledge level

Poor knowledge (< 8)

10

8.0

Satisfactory (8-10)

28

22.4

Good knowledge (> 10)

87

69.6

Attitude level

Positive attitude

99

79.2

Negative attitude

26

20.8

Practice Level

Good practice

54

43.2

Poor practice

71

56.8

Duration of diabetes (yrs.)

< 10 Year

106

84.8

> 10 Year

19

15.2

Family history of diabetes

Yes

113

90.4

No

12

9.6

Diabetic foot ulcer

Yes

18

14.4

No

107

85.6