Prevalence and associated factors of psychiatric problems in children aged 6–18 years with type-1 diabetes mellitus in Gondar, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of children aged 6–18 years with type 1 diabetes (N = 206)

Variables	Categorization	Frequency	Percent
Age	6–9	51	24.8
Age	10–18	155	75.2
Sex	Male	107	51.9
Sex	Female	99	48.1
Child level of education	Not attending school	46	22.3
	Primary school	141	68.5
	Secondary school	19	9.2
Place of residence	Urban	82	39.8
Place of residence	Rural	124	60.2
Family setting	Lives with both parents	168	81.6
	Either mother/father	24	11.7
	Others	14	6.8
Family size	Family size ≤ 4	110	53.4
Family size	Family size ≥ 5	96	46.6
Educational status of the mother	Not attending formal education	150	72.8
Educational status of the mother	Formally educated	56	27.2
Educational status of Father	Not attending formal education	129	62.6
Educational status of Father	Formally educated	77	37.3
Occupation of the mother	Housewife	170	82.5
Occupation of the mother	Employed(self/government)	36	17.5
Fathers occupation	Farmer	132	64.1
Fathers occupation	Employed(self/government)	74	35.9

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