Research Article
Hypertension Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in Adult Hypertensive Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka
Table 1
Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of the patients participated in the study.
| | Baseline sociodemographic | Characteristics (N = 371) | | Characteristics | Category | N (%) |
| | Sex | Female | 253 (68.2) | | Male | 118 (31.8) |
| | Ethnicity | Sinhala | 340 (91.6) | | Tamil | 8 (2.2) | | Moor | 21 (5.7) | | Others | 2 (0.5) |
| | Religion | Buddhist | 341 (91.9) | | Hindu | 3 (0.8) | | Islam | 21 (5.7) | | Christian | 5 (1.3) | | Others | 1 (0.3) |
| | Level of education | No school | 12 (3.2) | | <ordinary level | 177 (47.7) | | Ordinary level | 103 (27.8) | | O/L-A/L | 4 (1.1) | | Advanced level | 61 (16.4) | | Beyond A/L | 14 (3.8) |
| | Occupation | House work | 171 (46.1) | | Unskilled | 83 (22.4) | | Skilled | 47 (12.70) | | Business | 25 (6.7) | | Professional | 45 (12.1) |
| | Monthly income (in rupees) | <3000 | 13 (3.5) | | 3000–6000 | 19 (5.1) | | 6000–12000 | 49 (13.2) | | >12000 | 185 (49.9) | | Not answered | 104 (28) |
| | Ever smoked | Yes | 91 (25) | | Never | 280 (75) |
| | Ever took alcohol | Yes | 93 (25) | | Never | 278 (75) |
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