| | Sociodemographic characteristics | Percentage with hypertension history | Number and percent of women |
| | Age | | | | 15–19 | 0.4 | 1,625 (17.3) | | 20–29 | 3.2 | 3,217 (34.2) | | 30–39 | 9.2 | 2,667 (28.4) | | 40–49 | 18.4 | 1,887 (20.1) | | Education level | | | | No formal education | 6.6 | 1,792 (19.1) | | Primary education | 7.8 | 1,672 (17.8) | | Secondary/higher education | 7.7 | 5,932 (63.1) | | Religious affiliation | | | | Christian | 7.6 | 7,529 (80.1) | | Muslim | 7.3 | 1,424 (15.2) | | Traditionalist | 5.4 | 189 (2.0) | | No religion | 5.7 | 254 (2.7) | | Ethnicity | | | | Akan | 7.0 | 4,920 (54.4) | | Ga-Dangme | 12.6 | 727 (7.7) | | Ewe | 10.6 | 1,267 (13.5) | | Mole-Dagbani | 6.2 | 1,389 (14.8) | | Others | 4.3 | 1,093 (11.6) | | Wealth status | | | | Poor | 4.1 | 3,147 (33.5) | | Middle | 7.0 | 1,938 (20.6) | | Rich | 10.3 | 4,311 (45.9) | | Marital status | | | | Never married | 1.7 | 3,094 (33.0) | | Married/living together | 9.7 | 5,321 (56.6) | | Widowed/divorced/separated | 13.5 | 981 (10.4) | | Work status | | | | Not working | 4.7 | 2,495 (73.4) | | Working | 8.5 | 6,901 (26.6) | | Type of residence | | | | Urban | 9.7 | 5,051 (53.7) | | Rural | 5.0 | 4,345 (46.3) | | Region | | | | Western | 5.6 | 1,038 (11.0) | | Central | 3.3 | 937 (10.0) | | Greater Accra | 13.1 | 1,898 (20.2) | | Volta | 9.3 | 720 (7.7) | | Eastern | 8.3 | 877 (9.3) | | Ashanti | 6.6 | 1,798 (19.1) | | Brong Ahafo | 5.5 | 769 (8.2) | | Northern | 5.6 | 786 (8.4) | | Upper East | 4.1 | 358 (3.8) | | Upper West | 3.2 | 215 (2.3) | | Total 15–49 | 7.5 | 9,396 |
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