Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with hypertension on follow up at JUTH during April 2014 to September 2015
| Variables | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 169 | 42.7 |
| Female | 227 | 57.3 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 23 | 5.8 |
| Married | 305 | 77 |
| Other | 68 | 17.2 |
| Educational status | ||
| Non-literate | 150 | 37.9 |
| Read and write | 91 | 23 |
| Primary | 67 | 16.9 |
| Secondary | 59 | 14.9 |
| Tertiary | 29 | 7.3 |
| Occupation | ||
| Farmer | 91 | 23 |
| Teacher | 19 | 4.8 |
| Merchant | 51 | 12.9 |
| House wife | 93 | 23.5 |
| Daily laborer | 107 | 27 |
| Others | 35 | 8.8 |
| Religion | ||
| Muslim | 151 | 38.1 |
| Orthodox | 192 | 48.5 |
| Protestant | 41 | 10.4 |
| Others | 12 | 3 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Rural | 118 | 29.8 |
| Urban | 278 | 70.2 |