what is the sex of the respondant?
1 = Male
2 = Female

1 = <=45
2 = 46-60
3 = >=61

marital status of the respondant?
1 = Single
2 = Married
3 = Separated
4 = Divorced
5 = Widow/erd
6 = Other specify

Marital Status Catagorized
1 = Single/Separated/Divorced/Widow/erd
2 = Married

MarritalStatus_Catagorized_F
1 = Single
2 = Married

what is the educational status of the respondant?
1 = Cannot read and write
2 = Read and write
3 = Primary
4 = Secondary
5 = Higher

1 = No Formal Education
2 = Primary or Secondary Education
3 = Higher Education

Employment Status
1 = Unemployed
2 = Employed
3 = Retired

1 = Live alone
2 = With my spouse
3 = With parents
4 = Unstable
5 = Don’t want to specify

1 = I live alone
2 = I live with others

Is there electricity in your house?
0 = No
1 = Yes

Type of diabetes (self-report)
1 = Type I
2 = Type II

1 = <6 months
2 = 6–12 months
3 = >12 months

1 = < 12 Months
2 = > 12 Months

1 = <= 2 Months
2 = >=3 Months

what is the Route of medication intake?
1 = Injection
2 = Pill
3 = Both
4 = Others specify

over the past 7 days, how many times did you miss a dose of any of your diabetic medication
1 = More than once
2 = Once
3 = Never

0 = Poor Adherance
1 = Good Adherance

1 = Pill box/Written schedule/Watch alarm
2 = Mobile Phone Reminders
3 = Other Specify

1 = Alcohol
2 = Khat
3 = Cigarette
4 = Other specify

How many times do you monitor your blood glucose level?
1 = >= 2 times per day
2 = Once per day
3 = Twice per week
4 = Monthly
5 = Never

1 = > once a month
2 = < once a month

0 = Non- smart phone
1 = Smart phone

Howoftendoyouhaveyourcellphonewithyou
0 = Not Always
1 = Always

Doyouuseyourcellphoneforanyofthefollowing
1 = Reminder for medication
2 = Consultation and Health education
3 = None of the above

What is your preferred way of communication in your cell phone?
1 = Verbal
2 = Text
3 = Email

If your answer for the above question is yes, do You delete text message without reading it?
1 = Always
2 = Sometimes
3 = Seldom
4 = Never

1 = Less than 30 birr
2 = More than 30 birr

My interaction with using SMS for improving my diabetic medication adherence would be clear and understandable?
1 = Strongly disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Neutral
4 = Agree
5 = Strongly agree