TABLE 1.

Characteristics of Participants (N= 62)

	N(%)
Gender (% male)	25 (41%)
Age (average)
Men	59.4
Women	53.0
Religion
Christian	48 (77.4%)
Islamic	13 (21.0%)
Ethnicity
Ibo	9 (14.5%)
Yoruba	45 (72.6%)
Other	7 (11.2%)
Education
Primary	21 (33.9%)
Secondary	13 (20.9%)
Associates Degree	12 (19.4%)
College or Graduate Education	13 (20.9%)
Marital Status
Married	46 (63.9%)
Widowed	11 (15.9%)
Separated	1 (1.4%)
Single/never married	3 (4.2%)
Employed
Yes	37 59.7%
No	24 38.7%
Housing (rent vs. own)
Rent	29 (46.8%)
Own	29 (46.8%)
How do you pay for medical care
Others	6 (9.7%)
Self	55 (88.7%)
Blood Pressure
Controlled	27.4%
Uncontrolled	71.0%