Table 1.
socio-demographic characteristics of uncontrolled hypertension among adult hypertensive patients on follow up at Mekelle city public hospitals, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2019
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 219 | 56.0 |
| Male | 172 | 44.0 |
| Age | ||
| <50 year | 325 | 83.1 |
| >=50 year | 66 | 16.9 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 29 | 7.4 |
| Married | 215 | 55.0 |
| Divorced | 85 | 21.7 |
| Widowed | 62 | 15.9 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 259 | 66.2 |
| Muslim | 109 | 27.9 |
| Catholic | 17 | 4.3 |
| Protestant | 6 | 1.5 |
| Educational status | ||
| No formal education | 117 | 29.9 |
| 1-8 | 74 | 18.9 |
| 9-12 | 99 | 25.3 |
| Colleague/university | 101 | 25.8 |
| Occupation | ||
| Governmental employee | 105 | 26.9 |
| Private employee | 39 | 10.0 |
| Merchant | 111 | 28.4 |
| Farmer | 51 | 13.0 |
| Others* | 85 | 21.7 |
| Residency | ||
| Rural | 75 | 19.2 |
| Urban | 316 | 80.8 |
Others* in occupation means student, unemployed and pensioner