Table 4. Association of socio-demographic characteristics with not being screened for hypertension (HTN) among eligible population seeking care at the outpatient department in the two selected primary healthcare centres from March to May, 2019 (N=337).
| Variable | Total | Not screened
for HTN |
RR | 95% CI | p-value | aRR | 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | %* | ||||||||
| Age group (years) | |||||||||
| 30–39 | 169 | 5 | (3.0) | 1 | - | - | |||
| 40 and above | 168 | 5 | (3.0) | 1.0 | (0.3-3.4) | 0.99 | |||
| Gender | |||||||||
| Men | 212 | 08 | (3.8) | 2.4 | (0.5-10.9) | 0.3 | - | - | |
| Women | 125 | 02 | (1.6) | 1 | |||||
| Residence | |||||||||
| Urban | 151 | 05 | (3.3) | 1.2 | (0.4-4.2) | 0.7 | - | - | |
| Rural | 186 | 05 | (2.7) | 1 | |||||
aRR, adjusted relative risk; CI, confidence interval