Table 3: Participants' adherence status on self-care behaviors Participants' adherence status on self-care behaviors (prevalence rates on self-care activity) among adult hypertensive who were attending hospitals in Bale zone southwest Ethiopia, 2019.
Variables |
Category |
Number |
Percent |
Medication adherence |
Yes |
183 |
61.0 |
No |
117 |
39.0 |
|
Low salt diet adherence |
Yes |
111 |
37.0 |
No |
189 |
63.0 |
|
Smoking |
No |
295 |
98.3 |
Yes |
5 |
1.7 |
|
Weight management adherence |
Yes |
121 |
40.3 |
No |
179 |
59.7 |
|
Khat use |
Yes |
147 |
49.0 |
No |
153 |
51.0 |
|
BP check up |
Less than 2 |
91 |
30.3 |
Two and above |
209 |
69.7 |