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Table 3 Self-care practice of hypertensive patients in health centers of bole sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 2020 (n = 370)

From: Level of self-care practices and associated factors among hypertensive patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Self-care practice domains

Frequency

Percentage

Medication adherence

 Adherent

227

61.4

 Non-adherent

143

38.6

Low salt diet

 Adherent

55

14.9

 Non-adherent

315

85.1

Physical activity

 Adherent

67

18.1

 Non-adherent

303

81.9

Smoking

 Non-smoker

343

92.7

 Smoker

27

7.3

Weight management

 Good weight management practice

236

63.8

 Poor weight management practice

134

36.2

Alcohol

 Abstainers

306

82.7

 Not abstainers

64

17.3