Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of hypertensive patients who were attending hospitals in Bale zone southwest Ethiopia, 2019.
Variables |
Responses |
Number |
Percent |
Sex |
Male |
160 |
53.3 |
Female |
140 |
46.7 |
|
Marital status |
Single |
5 |
1.7 |
Married |
280 |
93.3 |
|
Divorced |
10 |
3.3 |
|
Widowed |
5 |
1.7 |
|
Education level |
Illiterate |
139 |
46.3 |
Literate |
161 |
53.7 |
|
Occupation |
Government employee |
40 |
13.3 |
Farmers |
100 |
33.3 |
|
Housewife |
80 |
26.7 |
|
Daily laborer |
80 |
26.7 |
|
Residence |
Urban |
90 |
30.0 |
Rural |
210 |
70.0 |
|
Family income (Ethiopian Birr) |
< = 500 |
80 |
26.7 |
501-2000 |
213 |
71.0 |
|
> 2000 |
7 |
2.3 |