Research Article
Practice and Sociodemographic Factors Influencing Self-Monitoring of Blood Pressure in Ghanaians with Hypertension
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.
| | Variables | Males, (%)
188 (42.1%) | Females, (%)
259 (57.9%) | , value |
| | Age (years) | | | <0.001 | | Marital status, (%) | | | 87.127, <0.001 | | Single | 18 (9.6) | 1 (0.4) | | Married | 90 (47.9) | 184 (71) | | Divorced | 73 (38.9) | 28 (10.8) | | Widowed | 7 (3.7) | 46 (17.8) | | Highest education, (%) | | | 135.238, <0.001 | | No formal education | 90 (47.9) | 115 (44.4) | | Junior secondary | 38 (20.2) | 56 (21.6) | | Senior secondary | 22 (11.7) | 37 (14.3) | | Vocational/technical | 32 (17) | 32 (12.4) | | Tertiary | 6 (3.2) | 19 (7.3) | | Income level, (%) | | | 74.478, <0.001 | | High | 27 (14.4) | 107 (41.3) | | Middle | 29 (15.4) | 76 (29.3) | | Low | 132 (70.2) | 76 (29.3) | | Valid health insurance | | | 143.606, <0.001 | | Yes | 14 (7.4) | 165 (63.7) | | No | 174 (92.6) | 94 (36.3) | | Occupation | | | 148.080, <0.001 | | Formal employment | 19 (10.1) | 30 (11.6) | | Retired | 1 (0.5) | 30 (11.6) | | Trading/business | 2 (1.1) | 60 (23.2) | | Artisan/technician/vocational | 118 (62.8) | 32 (12.4) | | Unemployed | 48 (25.5) | 107 (41.3) |
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