Table 1 Characteristics of patients
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 149 | 37.25 |
Female | 251 | 62.75 |
Age | ||
< 20 | 1 | 0.25 |
20 - 29 | 12 | 3.00 |
30 - 39 | 20 | 5.00 |
40 - 49 | 71 | 17.75 |
50 - 59 | 130 | 32.50 |
60 - 69 | 105 | 26.25 |
≥ 70 | 61 | 15.25 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 39 | 9.75 |
Married | 254 | 63.50 |
Widowed | 73 | 18.25 |
Divorced/separated | 25 | 6.25 |
Co-habiting | 9 | 2.25 |
Education | ||
No formal | 48 | 12.00 |
Primary | 33 | 8.25 |
Secondary | 217 | 54.25 |
Tertiary | 102 | 25.50 |
Religious affiliation | ||
Christian (spiritual) | 18 | 4.50 |
Christian (Charismatic/Pentecostal) | 166 | 41.50 |
Christian (Orthodox) | 174 | 43.50 |
Muslim | 20 | 5.00 |
African traditional religion | 4 | 1.00 |
Other | 18 | 4.50 |
Number of years of having hypertension | ||
≤ 10 years | 318 | 79.50 |
11 – 20 years | 49 | 12.25 |
21 – 30 years | 20 | 5.00 |
31 – 40 years | 12 | 3.00 |
41 – 50 years | 1 | 0.25 |
Medication affordability | ||
Very affordable | 23 | 5.75 |
Quite affordable | 49 | 12.25 |
Somehow affordable | 59 | 14.75 |
Not so affordable | 89 | 22.25 |
Unaffordable | 180 | 45.00 |
Side effects | ||
Low | 159 | 39.75 |
Moderate | 212 | 53.00 |
High | 29 | 7.25 |
Level of adherence | ||
Low | 323 | 80.75 |
Moderate | 50 | 12.50 |
High | 27 | 6.75 |