Adherence to self-care recommendations and associated factors among adult heart failure patients in public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021: cross-sectional study

Table 2 Personal characteristics of patients attending heart failure follow-up unit of public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,2021 (n = 294)

Variables	Category	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Length of diagnosis	≤ 5 years	82	27.89
	5- 10 years	135	45.92
	> 10 years	77	26.19
NYHA class of heart failure	NYHA Class I	86	29.25
	NYHA Class II	102	34.69
	NYHA Class III	84	28.57
	NYHA Class IV	22	7.48
Comorbidity	No	126	42.86
Comorbidity	Yes*	168	57.14
History of hospitalization	No	148	50.34
History of hospitalization	Yes	146	49.66
Number of admissions to hospital	No	148	50.34
	One time	89	30.27
	Two times	26	8.84
	> Two times	31	10.55

*Hypertension, Chronic kidney disease, Diabetes mallets, HIV, Ischemic heart diseases

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