Traditional Medicine and Its Role in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus: “Patients’ and Herbalists’ Perspectives”

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants in the quantitative component of the study (N=140).

Characteristics	n	%
Gender
Male	47	33.6
Female	93	66.4
Age (years)
21-40	14	10.0
41-60	71	50.7
>60	55	39.3
Clinic center
KCMC	78	55.7
Mount Meru	62	44.3
Marital status
Never married	10	7.1
Married or cohabiting	102	72.9
Separated or divorced	6	4.3
Widowed	22	15.7
Level of education
Never went to school	5	3.6
Primary school	89	63.6
Secondary school	23	16.4
College/ university	23	16.4
Employment status
Formal employment	24	17.1
Self-employed	68	48.6
Retired officer	19	13.6
Unemployed	29	20.7
Duration of the disease
<1 Year	7	13.2
1-5 years	12	22.6
>5 years	34	64.2

N: sample size; n: number of participants.