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% |