Table 2.
Frequency of barriers and facilitators of hypertension management
| Theme categories | n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual level | Barrier | Misconception about physical activity (difficult to implement, can be harmful to the body) | 22 (45.8) |
| Stress (family burden, lifelong nature of treatment, lifestyle-related, fear of complication) | 32 (66.7) | ||
| Use of traditional medicine | 29 (60.4) | ||
| Financial constraints | 33 (68.8) | ||
| Facilitator | Knowledge about hypertension management (mentioned three or more factors) | 42 (87.5) | |
| Community level | Barrier | Community stigma | 14 (29.1) |
| Low community awareness | 26 (54.1) | ||
| Facilitator | Family involvement | ||
| Social interaction | |||
| Health system level | Barrier | Related to health professional (new doctors, high workload) | 28 (58.3) |
| Inadequate health promotion (low-effect posters and low media coverage) | 18 (37.5) | ||
| Few number of hypertension follow-up centers | 12 (25.0) | ||
| Facilitator | Devoted health professionals | 35 (72.9) | |
| Good communication with their doctors | 30 (62.5) | ||
| Government support (medications) | 40 (83.3) | ||