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Table 1 General characteristics of the respondents (n = 318)

From: Diabetes knowledge and utilization of healthcare services among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Variable

Category

Male (n = 134) 42%

Female (n = 184) 58%

Total (n = 318) (100%)

Study site

BIHS

122 (44.0)

158 (56.0)

280 (88.0)

DMCH

12 (32.0)

26 (68.0)

38 (12.0)

Age

30-39

14 (37.0)

24 (63.0)

38 (12.0)

40-49

21 (27.0)

58 (73.0)

79 (25.0)

50-59

42 (42.0)

58 (58.0)

100 (31.0)

≥60

57 (56.0)

44 (44.0)

101 (32.0)

Marital status

Never married

4 (57.0)

3 (43.0)

7 (2.2)

Married

130 (43.0)

173 (57.0)

303 (95.3)

Others

0 (0.0)

8 (100.0)

8 (2.5)

Religion

Islam

130 (42.0)

182 (58.0)

312 (98.0)

Hindu

4 (67.0)

2 (33.0)

6 (2.0)

Education

No formal education

8 (21.0)

30 (79.0)

38 (12.0)

Primary education

25 (24.0)

78 (76.0)

103 (32.0)

Secondary education

47 (44.0)

61 (56.0)

108 (34.0)

College and above

54 (78.0)

15 (22.0)

69 (22.0)

Occupation

Service

52 (96.0)

2 (4.0)

54 (17.0)

Business

32 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

32 (10.0)

Laborer

5 (71.0)

2 (29.0)

7 (2.0)

Farming

4 (80.0)

1 (20.0)

5 (2.0)

Housewife

0 (0.0)

176 (100.0)

176 (55.0)

Retired

38 (93.0)

3 (7.0)

41 (13.8)

Others

3 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (1.0)

Household member

≤ 4

58 (40.0)

87 (60.0)

145 (46.0)

>4

76 (44.0)

97 (56.0)

173 (54.0)

Monthly family Income (n = 317), BDT

<10,000

18 (35.0)

34 (65.0)

52 (16.0)

10,000-29,999

57 (39.0)

89 (61.0)

146 (46.0)

30,000-59,999

41 (49.0)

42 (51.0)

83 (26.0)

Mean = 38,262

60,000-89,999

6 (55.0)

5 (45.0)

11 (3.0)

Median = 25,000

≥90,000

12 (46.0)

14 (54.0)

26 (8.0)

Monthly family expenditure, BDT

<10,000

21 (36.0)

37 (64.0)

58 (18.0)

10,000-29,999

63 (41.0)

92 (59.0)

155 (49.0)

30,000-59,999

38 (48.0)

42 (53.0)

80 (25.0)

Mean = 31,662

60,000-89,999

4 (44.0)

5 (56.0)

9 (3.0)

Median = 25,000

≥90,000

8 (50.0)

8 (50.0)

16 (5.0)

Residency of patients

Urban

97 (41.0)

137 (59.0)

234 (74.0)

Rural

19 (49.0)

20 (51.0)

39 (12.0)

Peri Urban

18 (40.0)

27 (60.0)

45 (14.0)

  1. BDT Bangladeshi Taka (1 USD = 80 BDT, 2015)