Nonadherence to Self-Care Practices, Antihypertensive Medications, and Associated Factors among Hypertensive Patients in a Follow-up Clinic at Asella Referral and Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Health related factors among hypertensive patients in a follow-up clinic of Asella Referral and Teaching Hospital, Asella Town, Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 115).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Duration since diagnosis	≤5 years	75	65.2
	>5 years	40	34.8
Duration of antihypertensive treatment	Less than two years	16	13.9
	Two to four years	47	40.9
	Four or more years	52	45.2
Number of types of medications	≤Two	108	93.9
	>Two	7	6.1
Presence of comorbidities	Yes	23	20.0
	No	92	80.0
Diagnosed comorbidities (n = 23)	Diabetes mellitus	10	43.5
	Chronic kidney disease	3	13.0
	Stroke	5	21.7
	Chronic heart diseases	2	8.7