Table 3.
Socio-demographic factors and Hypertension control
| Variable | Controlled BP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | χ2 | p-value | |
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Age | ||||
| Mean age (± SD) | 61.2 ± 0.61 | 64.1 ± 1.31 | 0.012 | |
| Age categories | ||||
| 27–45 | 15(78.95) | 4(21.05) | 0.7991 | 0.671 |
| 46–60 | 112(78.87) | 30(21.13) | ||
| 61–94 | 149(74.87) | 50(25.13) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 90(85.71) | 15(14.29) | 6.7832 | 0.009 |
| Female | 186(72.94) | 69(27.06) | ||
| Marital Status | ||||
| Single | 15(75.00) | 5(25.00) | 5.9367 | 0.115 |
| Married | 195(80.25) | 48(19.75) | ||
| Divorced | 13(65.00) | 7(35.00) | ||
| Widowed | 53(68.83) | 24(31.17) | ||
| Knowledge | ||||
| Poor knowledge | 205(77.65) | 59(22.35) | 0.701b | |
| Moderate knowledge | 68(73.91) | 24(26.09) | ||
| Good knowledge | 3(75.0) | 1(25.0) | ||
| Educational Statusa | ||||
| No formal education | 74(80.43) | 18(19.57) | 8.4273 | 0.077 |
| Primary | 90(82.57) | 19(17.43) | ||
| Junior high | 56(65.88) | 29(34.12) | ||
| Secondary | 43(75.44) | 14(24.56) | ||
| Tertiary | 13(76.47) | 4(23.53) | ||
| Income | ||||
| Less than $40 | 163(77.99) | 46(22.01) | 0.95 | 0.781 |
| $40- $120 | 84(75.00) | 28(25.00) | ||
| > $120 | 29 (74.36) | 10(25.64) | ||
| Total | 276 (76.67) | 84 (23.33) | ||
n: Frequencies, %:row percentages
aPrimary: the first 6 years of formal education as primary. Junior high: year 7–9, Secondary: years 10–12. Tertiary: higher education
b Based on Fishers exact test