Table 2.

Respondents’ responses (%) to questions on history of raised blood pressure and diabetes

High blood pressure	Ijora Oloye	Ajegunle	Makoko
Ever had blood pressure measured by a doctor or other health workers	37.4	66.8	56.9
Ever been told you have blood pressure	9.2	11.1	18.3
Have been told in the past 12 months.	7.7	14.6	16.9
Have ever taken medication for high blood pressure in the past two weeks	8.1	6.4	13.7
Advised to reduce salt intake	4.9	4.8	15.7
Advised to lose weight	1.8	1.7	6.4
Advised to stop smoking	1.3	1.0	1.6
Advised to start exercise	2.1	3.9	9.6
Currently taken herbal remedy.	1.3	1.2	2.8
Diabetes
Ever had raised blood sugar measured by doctor or other healthworkers	7.2	24.8	20.8
Ever been told you have raised blood sugar	1.5	5.9	5.5
Have been told in the past 12 months.	0.9	3.8	5.5
Currently taking insulin	0.4	0.7	1.8
Have ever taken medication for raised blood sugar in the past two weeks	1.0	1.0	5.3
Special diet	1.6	1.4	5.3
Advised to lose weight	0.4	0.6	4.8
Advised to stop smoking	0.1	0.4	1.0
Advised to start exercise	0.7	1.4	5.6
Taking traditional remedy for diabetes (raised sugar)	0.2	0.6	1.3