Table 2.
Characteristics of study participants
| Characteristics | Hypertension patients | Family members | ||
| Focus group discussion (N=28) | In-depth interview (N=8) | Total (N=36) | Focus group discussion (N=33) | |
| Age mean years (±SD) | 57.8 (14.9) | 50.5 (17.0) | 56.4 (15.4) | 41.5 (12.8) |
| Age group | ||||
| <45, n (%) | 6 (21) | 4 (50) | 10 (28) | 22 (67) |
| 45–55, n (%) | 6 (21) | 2 (25) | 8 (22) | 5 (15) |
| >55, n (%) | 16 (58) | 2 (25) | 18 (50) | 6 (18) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male, n (%) | 10 (36) | 3 (37) | 13 (36) | 4 (12) |
| Female, n (%) | 18 (64) | 5 (63) | 23 (64) | 29 (88) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Advantaged group Brahmin/Chettri, n (%) | 6 (21) | 3 (37) | 9 (25) | 4 (12) |
| Newar (traditionally engaged in trading), n (%) | 9 (32) | 1 (13) | 10 (28) | 12 (37) |
| Indigenous (Tamang/ Magar/Gurung), n (%) | 8 (29) | 4 (50) | 12 (33) | 16 (48) |
| Disadvantages group (Dalits), n (%) | 5 (18) | 0 (0) | 5 (14) | 1 (3) |
| Education | ||||
| No education, n (%) | 19 (68) | 1 (13) | 20 (56) | 5 (15) |
| Primary, n (%) | 2 (7) | 1 (13) | 3 (8) | 7 (21) |
| Secondary, n (%) | 3 (11) | 2 (26) | 5 (14) | 13 (39) |
| High school and above, n (%) | 4 (14) | 4 (52) | 8 (22) | 8 (24) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Farming, n (%) | 1 (4) | 1 (13) | 2 (6) | 1 (3) |
| Formal employment, n (%) | 2 (7) | 1 (13) | 3 (8) | 1 (3) |
| Homemaker, n (%) | 15 (53) | 4 (52) | 19 (53) | 23 (73) |
| Business, n (%) | 3 (10) | 1 (13) | 4 (11) | 2 (6) |
| Retired, n (%) | 1 (4) | 1 (13) | 2 (6) | 2 (6) |
| Unemployed, n (%) | 5 (18) | 0 (0) | 5 (13) | 2 (6) |
| Unskilled labour (physical labour), n (%) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) |
| Place for seeking hypertension care | ||||
| Government health facility, n (%) | 4 (14) | 0 (0) | 4 (11) | |
| Private pharmacy, n (%) | 17 (60) | 6 (75) | 23 (64) | |
| Private hospital, n (%) | 7 (26) | 2 (25) | 9 (25) | |
| Family history of hypertension | ||||
| Yes, n (%) | 17 (60) | 0 (0) | 17 (47) | |
| No, n (%) | 11 (40) | 8 (100) | 19 (53) | |
| Currently taking medication | ||||
| Yes, n (%) | 19 (68) | 6 (75) | 25 (69) | |
| No, n (%) | 9 (32) | 2 (25) | 11 (31) | |
| Relationship with patients | ||||
| Spouse, n (%) | 12 (37) | |||
| Father, n (%) | 2 (6) | |||
| Mother, n (%) | 4 (12) | |||
| Father-in-law, n (%) | 2 (6) | |||
| Mother -in-law, n (%) | 11 (33) | |||
| Others, n (%) | 2 (6) | |||