Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants of DM patients attending BHUTH from July to August 2023.
Variables | Category | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 144 (57.8) |
Female | 105 (42.2) | |
Age (years) | 18–34 | 61 (24.5) |
35–51 | 92 (36.9) | |
52–68 | 73 (29.3) | |
69–89 | 23 (9.2) | |
Residence | Urban | 139 (55.8) |
Rural | 110 (44.2) | |
Educational status | No formal education | 136 (54.6) |
Primary education | 38 (15.3) | |
Secondary education | 28 (11.2) | |
College and above | 47 (18.9) | |
Marital status | Married | 147 (59) |
Single | 58 (23.3) | |
Divorced | 22 (8.8) | |
Widowed | 22 (8.8) | |
Occupation | Unemployed | 205 (82.3) |
Employed | 44 (17.7) | |
Monthly family income (ETB) | < 1000 | 16 (6.4) |
1001–2000 | 79 (31.7) | |
2001–3000 | 53 (21.3) | |
3001–4000 | 26 (10.4) | |
> 4000 | 75 (30.1) | |
History of hypertension | Yes | 44 (17.7) |
No | 205 (82.3) | |
Current symptoms of UTI | Yes | 49 (19.7) |
No | 200 (80.3) | |
HIV status | Positive | 8 (3.2) |
Negative | 194 (77.9) | |
Previous history of UTI | Yes | 67 (26.9) |
No | 182 (73.1) | |
History of antibiotic usage | Yes | 91 (36.5) |
No | 158 (63.5) | |
Type of DM | Type I | 96 (38.6) |
Type II | 153 (61.4) | |
Duration of DM | ≤ 5 years | 134 (53.8) |
> 5 years | 115 (46.2) | |
Fasting blood glucose level | ≤ 126 | 109 (43.8) |
> 126 | 140 (56.2) | |
Body mass index (BMI) | ≤ 18.5 | 72 (28.9) |
18.5–25 | 146 (58.6) | |
25–30 | 22 (8.8) | |
> 30 | 9 (3.6) |
