Knowledge on Hypertension and Self-Care Practice among Adult Hypertensive Patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2019

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of hypertensive patients.

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Age category (in years)
<40	53	13.8
40–60	178	46.4
61–80	143	37.2
≥81	10	2.6
Sex
Male	184	47.9
Female	200	52.1
Marital status
Single	31	8.1
Married	255	66.4
Divorced	33	8.6
Widowed	65	16.9
Level of education
Illiterate	154	40.1
Primary education	114	29.7
Secondary education	54	14.1
College and above	62	16.1
Occupation
House wife	139	36.2
Husband	56	14.6
Student	6	1.6
Merchant	55	14.3
Farmer	36	9.4
Government employee	50	13
NGO	31	8.1
Others	11	2.9
Residence
Urban	266	69.3
Rural	118	30.7
Income (in Birr)
≤500	33	8.6
501–1000	71	18.5
>1000	280	72.9
Length since diagnosis (in years)
≤5	206	53.6
>5	178	46.4
Family history
Yes	81	21.1
No	303	78.9

Others = labor worker, pension receiver, private teacher, driver, guard, private pharmacist, priest, and sanitation worker.