Research Article
Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors among the Outpatient Department in Akaki Kality Subcity Health Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study subjects, Akaki Kality, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018.
| | Characteristic | Women, n (%) | Men, n (%) |
| | Place of residence | | | | Rural | 12 (5.2) | 8 (4.7) | | Urban | 219 (94.8) | 162 (95.3) | | Age, year | | | | ≤24 | 28 (12.1) | 21(12.4) | | 25–34 | 65 (28.1) | 37 (21.8) | | 35–44 | 61 (26.4) | 42 (24.7) | | 45–54 | 43 (18.6) | 27 (15.9) | | 55–64 | 21 (9.1) | 24 (14.1) | | ≥65 | 13 (5.6) | 19 (11.2) | | Mean | 41.17 | | | Religion | | | | Orthodox | 178 (77.7) | 129 (76.8) | | Muslim | 23 (10) | 22 (13.1) | | Protestant | 27 (11.8) | 13 (7.7) | | Catholic | 1 (0.4) | 4 (2.4) | | Others | 2 (0.1) | 0(0) | | Ethnicity | | | | Oromo | 100 (43.3) | 72 (44.4) | | Amhara | 73 (31.6) | 59 (34.7) | | Tigre | 33 (14.3) | 19 (11.2) | | Guraghe | 21 (9.1) | 14 (8.2) | | Others | 4 (1.7) | 6 (1.5) | | Marital status | | | | Single | 22 (9.5) | 26 (15.3) | | Married | 144 (62.3) | 126 (74.1) | | Widowed | 34 (14.7) | 6 (3.5) | | Divorced | 25 (10.8) | 7 (4.1) | | Separated | 11 (2.7) | 5 (2.9) | | Educational status | | | | Cannot read and write | 32 (13.9) | 8 (4.7) | | Only read and write | 23 (10) | 20 (11.8) | | Grade 1–8 | 66 (28.6) | 47 (27.6) | | Grade 9–12 | 46 (19.9) | 45 (26.5) | | Diploma | 51 (22.1) | 28 (16.5) | | First degree and above | 13 (5.6) | 22 (12.9) | | Occupational status | | | | Government employee | 64 (29.8) | 45 (31) | | Merchant | 38 (17.7) | 31 (21.4) | | Private employee | 58 (27) | 59 (40.7) | | Jobless | 36 (16.7) | 9 (6.2) | | House wife | 19 (8.8) | 1 (0.7) | | Monthly income, birr | | | | <600 | 45 (19.5) | 18 (10.6) | | 600–2000 | 98 (42.4) | 74 (43.5) | | 2001–4000 | 47 (20.3) | 29 (17.1) | | 4001–6000 | 20 (8.7) | 24 (14.1) | | >6000 | 21 (9.1) | 25 (14.7) | | Mean | 2715.68 |
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