[RESULTS] Although the prevalence of diabetes was higher in men than women , 6.5 % ( 95 % CI 2.6 % -10.3 % ) vs 4.7 % ( 95 % CI 2.4 % -7.0 % ) , in rural than urban , 5.4 % ( 95 % CI 2.4 % -8.4 % ) vs 4.4 % ( 95 % CI 2.8 % -5.9 % ) and in males in rural than males in urban , 6.9 % ( 95 % CI 2.8 % -11.0 % ) vs 3.2 % ( 95 % CI 0.1 % -6.3 % ) , the differences were not statistically significant , p > 0.05 .