Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics hypertensive patients attending at ACSH, Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia 2018 (n = 320)
Variables | Category | Controlled BP | Uncontrolled BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 64 (20.0) | 92 (28.8) | 156 (48.8) |
Female | 88 (27.5) | 76 (23.8) | 164 (51.2) | |
Age | <  65 | 118 (36.9) | 108 (33.8) | 226(70.6) |
≥ 65 | 34 (10.6) | 60 (18.8) | 94 (29.4) | |
Marital status | Married | 123 (38.4) | 119 (37.2) | 242 (75.6) |
Single | 14 (4.4) | 18 (5.6) | 32 (10.0) | |
Divorced | 5 (1.6) | 11 (3.4) | 16 (5.0) | |
Widowed | 10 (3.1) | 20 (6.2) | 30 (9.4) | |
Educational status | Can’t read & write | 60 (18.8) | 77 (24.1) | 137 (42.8) |
Can read & write | 22 (6.9) | 32 (10) | 54 (16.9) | |
Primary | 12 (3.8) | 10 (3.1) | 22 (6.9) | |
Secondary | 10 (3.1) | 8 (2.5) | 18 (5.6) | |
College and above | 48 (15) | 41(12.8% | 89 (27.8) | |
Income (Ethiopian birr) | < 500 | 10 (3.1) | 12 (3.8) | 22 (6.9) |
500–1000 | 55 (17.2) | 66 (20.6) | 121(37.8) | |
> 1000 | 87 (27.2) | 90 (28.1) | 177(55.3) | |
Residence | Urban | 112 (35.0) | 120 (37.5) | 232 (72.5) |
Rural | 40 (12.5) | 48 (15.0) | 88 (27.5) |