Knowledge and Self-Reported Practice of Insulin Injection Device Disposal among Diabetes Patients in Gondar Town, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Disease and treatment characteristics of respondents ().

Variable	Frequency (%)
Type of DM
Type 2	40 (19.1%)
Type 1	170 (80.9%)
Family history of DM
Absent	85 (40.5%)
Present	125 (59.5%)
Duration of insulin use
<1 year	44 (20.9%)
1–5 years	39 (18.6%)
>5 years	127 (60.5%)
Daily dosing schedule for insulin
Once	5 (2.4%)
Twice	184 (87.6%)
Types of insulin injection device used
Insulin pen	8 (3.8%)
Needle with separate syringe	42 (20%)
Insulin syringe	160 (76.2%)
More than 2 times	21 (10%)
Source of health information
Physicians	153 (72.8%)
Nurses	38 (18.1%)
Others
Frequency of physician visit in the last 6 months
Once in a month	108 (51.4%)
Once in 3 months	82 (39%)
Once in 6 months	13 (6.2%)
Only when getting sick	7 (3.3%)

Pharmacists and physiotherapists.