Table 2 Factors associated with psychological morbidity among patients with hypertension on follow up at JUTH during April 2014 to September 2015

Gender

 Male

Reference

 Female

0.47

1.17

0.76

1.81

Age

0.47

1.17

0.76

1.81

Marital status

 Single

0.001

4.78

1.95

11.67

 Married

Reference

 Divorced/widowed

0.25

1.39

0.80

2.42

Educational status

 Illiterate

Reference

 Read and write

0.01

0.46

0.25

0.84

 Primary school

0.74

0.93

0.49

1.65

 Secondary/tertiary school

0.45

0.81

0.46

1.41

Occupation

 Farmer

0.88

1.05

0.57

1.92

 Teacher

0.69

0.80

0.27

2.41

 Merchant

0.20

1.57

0.79

3.14

 Housewife

0.91

0.97

0.53

1.77

 Daily laborer

Reference

 Others

0.57

0.78

0.33

1.84

Religion

 Orthodox

Reference

 Muslim

0.48

0.85

0.54

1.34

 Protestant

0.59

0.81

0.38

1.72

 Others

0.98

0.98

0.28

3.41

Place of residence

 Rural

0.38

1.23

0.78

1.94

 Urban

Reference

Hypertension is curable disease

 Yes

Reference

 No

0.80

0.93

0.55

1.59

Hypertension is deadly disease

 Yes

0.47

0.78

0.40

1.53

 No

Reference

Hypertension medication is habit forming

 Yes

0.84

1.05

0.68

1.62

 No

Reference

Ever discontinuation of medication

 Yes

0.05

1.72

1.00

2.95

 No

Reference

Regular exercise

 Yes

Reference

 No

0.87

0.92

0.60

1.54

Salt consumption

 Yes

0.87

1.04

0.65

1.66

 No

Reference

History of mental illness

 Yes

0.49

0.85

0.55

1.33

 No

Reference

Years lived with hypertension

 <3 years

Reference

 3 to <5 years

1.19

1.60

0.89

2.87

 5 to <10 years

0.06

1.70

0.98

2.63

 10 years and more

0.60

1.19

0.63

2.25