Table 3.
Factors affecting knowledge of hypertension
| Variables | Frequency (percentage) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor | Average | Adequate | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 24 (24.5%) | 58 (59.2%) | 16 (16.3%) | 0.036* |
| Female | 48 (39.0%) | 60 (48.8%) | 15 (12.2%) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| <63 | 12 (11.0%) | 78 (71.6%) | 19 (17.4%) | <0.001* |
| ≥63 | 60 (53.6%) | 40 (35.7%) | 12 (10.7%) | |
| Educational status | ||||
| No formal education | 52 (81.2%) | 12 (18.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | <0.001* |
| Primary | 10(25.0%) | 30 (75.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Secondary | 8 (12.3%) | 48 (73.8%) | 9 (13.9%) | |
| Tertiary | 2 (3.9%) | 28 (53.8%) | 22 (42.3%) | |
| Clinic attendance | ||||
| Keep clinic appointments | 36 (30.3%) | 60 (50.4%) | 23 (19.3%) | 0.063 |
| Do not keep clinic appointments | 36 (30.3%) | 58 (56.9%) | 8 (7.8%) | |
* Statistically significant