Factors Influencing Compliance and Health Seeking Behaviour for Hypertension in Mukono and Buikwe in Uganda: A Qualitative Study

Table 1

Characteristics	Number
Sex
Male	17
Female	31
Residential status
Rural	24
Urban	24
Education status
Primary or less	25
Post primary	23
Marital status
Single	13
Married	35
Age
Overall median age	54
Median age (female)	51.5
Median age (male)	54
Measured BP on the interview date
(SBP < 140 mmHg and DBP < 90 mmHg)	8
Stage 1 (SBP = 140–159/ DBP = 90–99)	20
Stage 2 (SBP = 160–179/ DBP = 100–109)	11
Stage 3 (SBP ≥ 180/DBP ≥ 110)	9