Table 2.

Health-seeking and illness-related factors of hypertensive patients in Central Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 989).

Variable	Frequency	%
Frequency of visit
Once or less per month	633	64.0
Once in 2 months or more	356	36.0
Distance of residence
≤30 minutes	259	26.19
>30 minutes to <1 hour	379	38.32
≥1 hour	351	35.49
Family history of hypertension
Yes	234	23.7
No	755	76.3
Presence of family support
Yes	782	79.1
No	207	20.9