Table 1.

Sociodemographic charters of participants

Variables		Frequency	Percentage
Age groups (years)	16–25	1	0.26
	26–35	10	2.6
	36–45	48	12.5
	46–55	111	28.8
	56–65	121	31.4
	66–75	69	17.9
	76–85	25	6.5
	Total	385	100
Gender	Male	210	54.5
	Female	175	45.5
Educational level	No formal education	97	25.2
	Completed grades 1–8	134	34.8
	Completed high school	43	11.2
	College/university	111	28.8
	Total	385	100.0
Address	Urban	265	68.8
	Rural	120	31.2
	Total	385	100.0
Occupation	Civil servant	122	31.7
	Privately owned business	115	29.9
	Daily laborer	15	3.9
	Farmer	53	13.8
	Others	80	20.8
Duration of hypertension (years)
1–5		253	65.7
6–10		100	26.0
11–15		20	5.2
16–20		7	1.8
21–25		2	0.52
26–30		3	0.78
Total		385	100