Table 4 Institutional related characteristics of diabetic patients at Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 282)
From: Determinants of diabetic retinopathy in Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Ethiopia: a case–control study
Variable | Category | Cases | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | Number (%) | ||
Getting health information on diabetic complication | Yes | 23 (16.2) | 108 (77.1) |
No | 119 (83.8) | 32 (22.9) | |
Difficulty in access to a diabetic care | Yes | 54 (38.0) | 45 (32.1) |
No | 88 (62.0) | 95 (67.9) | |
Type of difficulty | The functionality of a screening device | 27 (50.0) | 10 (22.2) |
Distance to the facility | 10 (18.5) | 11 (24.4) | |
Many people in the follow-up clinic | 9 (16.7) | 10 (22.2) | |
Quality of the service | 8 (14.8) | 14 (31.1) | |
Frequency of visit appointed | Every month | 21 (14.8) | 55 (39.3) |
Every 3 months | 25 (17.6) | 65 (46.4) | |
Every 6 months | 96 (67.6) | 20 (14.3) | |
Trusting relationship with HCP | Good | 118 (83.1) | 123 (87.9) |
Poor | 24 (16.9) | 17 (12.1) |