Table 2.

Association between socio-demographic factors and adherence to self-care behaviors among hypertensive patients

	Total			Medication (%)		p-value	Weight management (%)		p-value	Physical activity (%)		p-value	Avoidance of tobacco use (%)		p-value
	n	(%)		Yes	No		Yes	No		Yes	No		Yes	No
Age (Years)
30–45	85	20.7		12.9	87.1	0.016	7.1	92.9	0.687	14.1	85.9	0.008	9	91	0.552
46–60	176	42.9		25	75		10.2	89.8		23.9	76.1		11.1	88.9
61–70	149	36.3		29.5	70.5		10.1	89.9		32.2	67.8		53.7	46.3
Gender
Male	96	23.4		25	75	0.829	12.5	87.5	0.254	40.6	59.4	<0.001	42.7	57.3	0.092
Female	314	76.6		23.9	76.1		8.6	91.4		20.1	79.9		52.5	47.5
Marital Status
Living without partner	132	32.2		24.2	75.8	0.975	7.6	92.4	0.357	22.7	77.3	0.488	48.5	51.5	0.624
Living with partner	278	67.8		24.1	75.9		10.4	89.6		25.9	74.1		51.1	48.9
Ethnicity
Kachin	238	58.1		21.4	78.6	0.13	8	92	0.214	24.8	75.2	0.167	55	45	0.022
Others	172	42		27.9	72.1		11.6	88.4		25	75		43.6	56.4
Education level
No education and Primary school	241	58.8		20.3	79.7	0.031	6.2	93.8	0.007	22.4	77.6	0.167	47.3	52.7	0.155
Middle school to bachelor’s degree	169	41.2		29.6	70.4		14.2	85.8		28.4	71.6		54.4	45.6
Occupation
Employed	84	20.5		25	75	0.004	14.3	85.7	0.207	32.1	67.9	0.021	47.6	52.4	0.73
Farmer	176	42.9		18.2	81.8		7.4	92.6		18.2	81.8		49.4	50.6
Dependent/housewife/others	150	36.6		30.7	69.3		9.3	90.7		28.7	71.3		52.7	47.3
Family income (MMK/month)*
Low (5,000–100,000)	180	43.9		17.2	82.8	<0.001	7.8	92.2	0.366	21.1	78.9	0.226	46.7	53.3	0.376
Middle (100,001–250,000)	102	24.9		24.5	75.5		8.8	91.2		25.5	74.5		51	49
High (>250,000)	128	31.2		33.6	66.4		12.5	87.5		29.7	70.3		54.7	45.3
Place of Residence
Urban	77	18.8		40.3	59.7	0.071	23.4	76.6	<0.001	36.4	63.6	0.01	57.1	42.9	0.179
Rural	333	81.2		20.4	79.6		6.3	93.7		22.2	77.8		48.6	51.4

* 1 US$ ≈ 1500 Kyats. Percentages (%) were presented.