Table 1. Demographic and screening results for hypertension, high blood glucose and HIV of formal sector employees in Namibia.
Demographics | ||||
N | % | 95%CI | ||
Age | ||||
20–29 | 3,150 | 28.1 | (27.3–29.0) | |
30–39 | 3,524 | 31.5 | (30.6–32.4) | |
40–49 | 2,363 | 21.1 | (20.4–21.9) | |
50–59 | 1,154 | 10.3 | (9.8–10.9) | |
≥60 | 226 | 2 | (1.8–2.3) | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 7,356 | 65.7 | (64.8–66.6) | |
Female | 3,834 | 34.3 | (33.4–35.1) | |
Education | ||||
Below Secondary | 5,078 | 45.4 | (44.4–46.3) | |
Secondary or Higher | 5,073 | 45.3 | (44.4–46.2) | |
Job Type | ||||
Administration | 976 | 8.7 | (8.2–9.3) | |
Management | 552 | 4.9 | (4.5–5.3) | |
Supervisor | 648 | 5.8 | (5.4–6.2) | |
Labour | 8,732 | 78 | (77.2–78.8) | |
Sector | ||||
Administration and Business | 408 | 3.6 | (3.3–4.0) | |
Hotel and Restaurants | 331 | 3.0 | (2.7–3.3) | |
Food Manufacturing | 2,504 | 22.4 | (21.6–23.1) | |
Retail and Trade | 1,145 | 10.2 | (9.7–10.8) | |
Tourism | 525 | 4.7 | (4.3–5.1) | |
Wholesale | 245 | 2.2 | (1.9–2.5) | |
Agriculture | 1,112 | 9.9 | (9.4–10.5) | |
Utilities | 1,264 | 11.3 | (10.7–11.9) | |
Infrastructure | 691 | 6.2 | (5.7–6.6) | |
Fishing | 1,969 | 17.6 | (16.9–18.3) | |
Manufacturing | 63 | 0.6 | (0.4–0.7) | |
Mining | 318 | 2.8 | (2.5–3.2) | |
Storage and Transport | 617 | 5.5 | (5.1–5.9) | |
Screening Results | ||||
N | % | 95%CI | ||
Blood pressure | ||||
≥140/90 mmHg (Elevated/High) | 2,888 | 25.8 | (25.0–26.6) | |
<140/90 mmHg (Normal) | 8,223 | 73.5 | (72.7–74.3) | |
Declined or Not Tested | 81 | 0.7 | (0.6–0.9) | |
Blood glucose | ||||
≥ 6.6 mmol/L (Elevated) | 933 | 8.3 | (7.8–8.8) | |
<6.6 mmol/L (Normal) | 9,583 | 85.6 | (85.0–86.3) | |
Declined or Not Tested | 676 | 6.0 | (5.6–6.5) | |
HIV | ||||
Positive | 993 | 8.9 | (8.4–9.4) | |
Negative | 8,848 | 79.1 | (78.3–79.8) | |
Declined or Not Tested | 1,351 | 12.1 | (11.5–12.7) |