Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the sample selected into Phase III.
| Variable | All participants | Dhunkharka | Panchkhal | P Value | |
| Number of participants, n (%) | 169 (100) | 68 (40.2) | 101 (59.8) | —a | |
| Gender, n (%) |
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|
.49 | |
|
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Male | 99 (58.6) | 42 (61.8) | 57 (56.4) |
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|
|
Female | 70 (41.4) | 26 (38.2) | 44 (43.6) |
|
| Education, n (%) |
|
|
|
.13 | |
|
|
No education | 99 (58.6) | 35 (51.5) | 64 (63.4) |
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|
|
Primary education | 46 (27.2) | 23 (33.8) | 23 (22.8) |
|
|
|
Secondary education | 10 (5.9) | 3 (4.4) | 7 (6.9) |
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|
|
Higher education | 11 (6.5) | 7 (10.3) | 4 (4.0) |
|
| Had been diagnosed with hypertension by a doctor (received prescription of antihypertensive medications), n (%) | .03 | ||||
|
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No | 88 (52.1) | 42 (61.8) | 46 (45.5) |
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|
|
Yes | 79 (46.7) | 25 (36.8) | 54 (53.5) |
|
| Had been taking antihypertensive, n (%) |
|
|
|
.01 | |
|
|
No | 120 (71.0) | 56 (82.4) | 64 (63.4) |
|
|
|
Yes | 45 (26.6) | 11 (16.2) | 34 (33.7) |
|
| Stopped taking medication when felt worseb, n (%) | .01 | ||||
|
|
No | 41 (91.1) | 8 (72.7) | 33 (97.1) |
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|
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Yes | 3 (6.7) | 3 (27.3) | 0 (0) |
|
| Stopped taking medication when felt betterb, n (%) | .05 | ||||
|
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No | 39 (86.7) | 8 (72.7) | 31 (91.2) |
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|
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Yes | 5 (11.1) | 3 (27.3) | 2 (5.9) |
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| Perspective on whether hypertensive patients need to take antihypertensive daily, n (%) | .01 | ||||
|
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No | 37 (21.9) | 22 (32.4) | 15 (14.9) |
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|
|
Yes | 114 (67.5) | 39 (57.4) | 75 (74.3) |
|
| Had smoked before, n (%) |
|
|
|
.57 | |
|
|
No | 81 (47.9) | 31 (45.6) | 50 (49.5) |
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|
|
Yes | 82 (48.5) | 35 (51.5) | 47 (46.5) |
|
| Current smokerc, n (%) |
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|
|
.80 | |
|
|
No | 30 (36.6) | 14 (40.0) | 16 (34.0) |
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|
|
Yes | 39 (47.6) | 17 (48.6) | 22 (46.8) |
|
| Drinking alcohol, n (%) |
|
|
|
.03 | |
|
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Never | 105 (62.1) | 38 (55.9) | 67 (66.3) |
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|
|
Drink during events | 31 (18.3) | 12 (17.6) | 19 (18.8) |
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|
|
1-2 times a month | 6 (3.6) | 3 (4.4) | 3 (3.0) |
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|
|
1-2 times a week | 4 (2.4) | 2 (2.9) | 2 (2.0) |
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|
|
Daily | 15 (8.9) | 12 (17.6) | 3 (3.0) |
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| Had a cell phone, n (%) |
|
|
|
.64 | |
|
|
No | 44 (26.0) | 16 (23.5) | 28 (27.7) |
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|
|
Yes | 119 (70.4) | 48 (70.6) | 71 (70.3) |
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| The phone is a smartphoned, n (%) |
|
|
|
.39 | |
|
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No | 81 (68.1) | 34 (70.8) | 47 (66.2) |
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|
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Yes | 33 (27.7) | 11 (22.9) | 22 (31.0) |
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| Interested in receiving health-related information, n (%) | .01 | ||||
|
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No | 7 (4.1) | 6 (8.8) | 1 (1.0) |
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|
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Yes | 156 (92.3) | 59 (86.8) | 97 (96.0) |
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| Preferred methods,e n (%) |
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|
|
.13 | |
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Voice call | 131 (84.0) | 50 (84.7) | 81 (83.5) |
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Text message | 11 (7.1) | 2 (3.4) | 9 (9.3) |
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|
|
Apps | 2 (1.3) | 2 (3.4) | 0 (0) |
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|
|
Don’t know | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.0) |
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| Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 60.9 (12.5) | 58.4 (10.5) | 62.8 (13.6) | .05 | |
| Height (cm), mean (SD) | 159.7 (11.0) | 157.6 (14.7) | 160.7 (8.6) | .20 | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 59.3 (13.3) | 57.0 (10.7) | 60.8 (14.7) | .07 | |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 24.6 (5.7) | 24.3 (5.4) | 24.8 (5.9) | .71 | |
aNot applicable.
bAnswers were from participants who had been taking antihypertensive.
cAnswers were from participants who had smoked before.
dAnswers were from participants who had a cell phone.
eAnswers were from participants who had interest in receiving health-related information.