Table 1.
Demographic characteristic of in-depth interview participants
| Participants’ characteristics | Response (N = 48) n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 26 (54.2) |
| Female | 22 (45.8) |
| Age | |
| 25–39 years | 3 (6.2) |
| 40–59 years | 20 (41.7) |
| ≥60 years | 25 (52.1) |
| Education | |
| Illiterate | 4 (8.3) |
| 1–5 grade | 27 (56.3) |
| ≥6 grade | 17 (35.4) |
| Religion | |
| Christian | 28 (58.3) |
| Muslim | 20 (42.7) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Tigrinya | 31 (64.6) |
| Tigre | 8 (16.7) |
| Saho | 3 (6.2) |
| Other | 6 (12.5) |
| Residence | |
| Urban | 32 (66.7) |
| Rural | 16 (33.3) |
| Duration of stay with hypertension | |
| 1–2 years | 16 (33.3) |
| 3–6 years | 27 (56.3) |
| ≥7 years | 5 (10.4) |