Research Article
Evaluation of Knowledge, Awareness, and Factors Associated with Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the survey respondents(n = 427).
| | Characteristic | Family history of diabetes | Total | | Yes n (%) | No n (%) |
| | Gender | | Male | 96 (57.5) | 157 (60.4) | 253 (59.3) | | Female | 71 (42.5) | 103 (39.6) | 174 (40.7) |
| | Age (in years) (mean ± std) | 25.7 ± 6.2 | | |
| | Educational level | | High school | — | 22 (8.5) | 22 (5.2) | | University degree | 77 (46.1) | 132 (50.8) | 209 (48.9) | | Postgraduation | 90 (53.9) | 106 (40.8) | 196 (45.9) |
| | Employment status | | Employed | 44 (26.3) | 96 (36.9) | 140 (32.8) | | Students | 102 (61.1) | 91 (35) | 193 (45.2) | | Business | 12 (7.2) | 22 (8.5) | 34 (8) | | Unemployed | 9 (5.4) | 51 (19.6) | 60 (14.1) |
| | Family Income | | 2963–4893 | 17 (10.2) | 31 (11.9) | 48 (11.2) | | 4894–7322 | 36 (21.6) | 30 (11.5) | 66 (15.5) | | 7323–9787 | 18 (10.8) | 30 (11.5) | 48 (11.2) | | More than 19575 | 96 (57.5) | 169 (65) | 265 (62.1) |
| | Marital status | | Married | 73 (43.7) | 124 (47.7) | 197 (46.1) | | Single | 94 (56.3) | 136 (52.3) | 230 (53.9) |
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