Table 4 Factors affecting the self-care practice of hypertensive patients in Health Centers of Bole sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 2020 (n = 370)

Age

< 40

14 (3.8%)

10 (2.7%)

1

1

40–60

65 (17.6%)

64 (17.3%)

1.378 (0.571–3.329)

1.589 (0.621–4.064)

61–80

99 (26.8%)

90 ((24.3%)

1.273 (0.538–3.008)

1.396 (0.477–4.086)

> 81

18 (4.9%)

10 (2.6%)

0.778(0.254–2.386)

1.074 (0.285–4.049)

Gender

Male

90 (24.3%)

74(20.0%)

1

1

Female

106 (28.6%)

100 (27.1)

1.147 (0.760–1.731)

1.122 (0.677–1.858)

Educational Status

Illiterate

78 (21.1%)

49 (13.2%)

1

1

Primary

54 (14.6%)

45 (12.2%)

1.327 (0.778–2.261)

1.247 (0.711– 2.184)

Secondary

27 (7.3%)

36 (9.7%)

2.122 (1.149–3.921)*

2.375 (1.223–4.614)*

Diploma & above

37(10.0%)

44 (11.9%)

1.893 (1.076–3.329)*

2.084 (1.073–4.047)*

Marital Status

Married

106(28.1%)

105(27.8%)

1

1

Divorced

41 (11.1%)

36 (9.7%)

0.886 (0.526–1.495)

0.991 (0.565–1.736)

Widowed

49 (13.2%)

33 (8.9%)

0.680 (0.405–1.141)

0.649 (0.365–1.155)

Occupation

Housewife

50(13.5%)

46(12.4%)

0.368 (0.108–1.255)

0.467 (0.118– 1.839)

Merchant

33(8.9%)

17(4.6%)

0.206 (0.56–0.755)*

0.44 (0.005–0.350) *

Civil Servant

31(8.4%)

33(8.9%)

0.426 (0.121–1.500)

0.80 (0.10 –0.627) *

Retired

78(21.1%)

68(18.4%)

0.349 (0.105–1.163)

0.95(0.12–0.751) *

Unemployed

4(1.1%)

10(2.7%)

1

1

Income group

 < 500

61(16.5%)

55(14.9%)

1

1

500–1000

9(2.4%)

9(2.4%)

1.109 (0.411–2.994)

5.592 (0.863–36.231)

> 1000

126(34.1%)

110(29.7%)

0.968 (0.620–1.511)

4.279(0.857–21.360)

Family history of HTN

No

120 (32.4%)

102 (27.6%)

0.897 (0.592–1.361)

0.750 (0.478–1.182)

Yes

76 (20.5%)

72 (19.5%)

1

1

Duration of diagnosis

< 2 years

71 (19.2%)

63 (17.0%)

1

1

2–4 years

57 (15.4%)

45 (12.2%)

0.890 (0.530–1.493)

0.853 (0.491–1.481)

> 4 years

68 (18.4%)

66 (17.8%)

1.094 (0.677–1.767)

1.134 (0.680–1.893)