Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with hypertension on follow up at JUTH during April 2014 to September 2015
Variables | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 169 | 42.7 |
Female | 227 | 57.3 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 23 | 5.8 |
Married | 305 | 77 |
Other | 68 | 17.2 |
Educational status | ||
Non-literate | 150 | 37.9 |
Read and write | 91 | 23 |
Primary | 67 | 16.9 |
Secondary | 59 | 14.9 |
Tertiary | 29 | 7.3 |
Occupation | ||
Farmer | 91 | 23 |
Teacher | 19 | 4.8 |
Merchant | 51 | 12.9 |
House wife | 93 | 23.5 |
Daily laborer | 107 | 27 |
Others | 35 | 8.8 |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 151 | 38.1 |
Orthodox | 192 | 48.5 |
Protestant | 41 | 10.4 |
Others | 12 | 3 |
Place of residence | ||
Rural | 118 | 29.8 |
Urban | 278 | 70.2 |