Table 9 The perception of HTN curability and patient’s characteristics
Perception of HTN curability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall (n = 280) | HTN is curable (n = 172) | HTN is incurable (n = 108) | p | |
Mean age, years (SD) | 60.1(10.6) | 60.2(11.0) | 60.0(9.8) | 0.879 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 88 (31.4) | 54 (61.4) | 34 (38.6) | 0.988 |
Female | 192 (68.6) | 118 (61.5) | 74 (38.5) | |
Educational level | ||||
Primary | 85 (30.6) | 54 (63.5) | 31 (36.5) | 0.691 |
Secondary | 142 (51.1) | 85 (59.0) | 59 (41.0) | |
Post-secondary | 51 (18.3) | 33 (64.7) | 18 (35.3) | |
Religious affiliation | ||||
Catholic | 121 (43.2) | 65 (53.7) | 56 (46.3) | 0.006a |
Pentecostal | 57 (20.4) | 46 (80.7) | 11(19.3) | |
Protestant | 48 (17.1) | 29(60.4) | 19(39.6) | |
Kimbanguist | 22 (7.9) | 16 (72.7) | 6 (27.3) | |
Jehovah’s witnesses | 13(4.6) | 5 (38.5) | 8(61.5) | |
Others | 19 (6.8) | 11 (57.9) | 8(42.1) | |
Duration of HTN | ||||
≥ 5 years | 89 (31.8) | 46 (51.7) | 43 (48.3) | 0.022a |
< 5 years | 191(68.2) | 126 (66.0) | 65(34.0) | |