Table 4 One way ANOVA using Kruskal Wallis H test to assess correlation between insulin injection practices score and predictor variables among respondents on follow up at TASH

Age

 18–27

40(3)

38.97

 28–40

37(5)

36.35

 41–50

40(6)

39.04

 > 50

38(4)

36.32

23.78(3)

 < 0.0001

Educational status

 Can’t read and write

36(3)

35.35

 Can read and write without formal education

37(4)

37.95

 Primary

37(6)

33.95

 Secondary

37(6)

36.85

 Diploma and above

40(5)

39.49

53.4(4)

 < 0.0001

 Occupation

 Government or private company employee

39(4)

38.13

 Merchant

37(14)

32.83

 House wife

36.5(5)

35.1

 Daily laborer

33(3.5)

34.4

 Student

38(3)

38.3

24.24(5)

 < 0.0001

 Unemployed

38(4.75)

37.12

 Years of insulin Therapy

 ≤ 1

37.5(12)

33.81

 > 1–5

38(6)

37.4

 > 5–10

38(4)

37.76

 > 10

38(4)

37.42

2.48(3)

0.478

Years of disease

  ≤ 1

38(2)

38.6

11.08(3)

0.011

 > 1–5

35(12.75)

33.81

 > 5–10

38(5)

37.5

 > 10

38(4)

37.61

Type of diabetes mellitus

 Type I

38.81(4)

39

 < 0.0001

 Type II

35.96(6)

37

15.56(1)