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. 2020 Dec 31;58(232):1011–1017. doi: 10.31729/jnma.5316

Table 3. Socio-demographic characteristics with hypertensive awareness(n= 294).

Characteristics All hypertensives
Aware n (%) Not Aware n (%) Total n (%)
Total 127 (43.2) 167 (56.8) 294 (100)
Age
Adult 77 (45.8) 91 (54.2) 168 (57.1)
Elderly 50 (39.7) 76 (60.3) 126 (42.9)
Sex
Male 63 (53.8) 54 (46.2) 117 (39.8)
Female 64 (36.2) 113 (63.8) 177 (60.2)
Marital Status
Married 117 (45.2) 142 (54.8) 259 (88.0)
Unmarried 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 2 (0.01)
Widow 9 (27.3) 24 (72.7) 33 (11.99)
Ethnicity
Brahmin 48 (46.2) 56 (53.8) 104 (35.4)
Chhetri 17 (37) 29 (63) 46 (15.6)
Gurung 15 (38.5) 24 (61.5) 39 (13.3)
Dalit 25 (40.3) 37 (59.7) 62 (21.0)
Others 22 (51.2) 21 (48.8) 43 (14.7)
Education
Illiterate 45 (28.1) 115 (71.9) 160 (54.4)
Primary 20 (42.6) 27 (57.4) 47 (16.0)
Secondary 42 (70) 18 (30) 60 (20.4)
Higher Education 20 (74.1) 7 (25.9) 27 (9.2)
Occupation
Employed in Service Sector 44 (73.3) 16 (26.7) 60 (20.4)
Agriculture 50 (47.2) 56 (52.8) 106 (36.0)
Unemployed 14 (17.5) 66 (82.5) 80 (27.2)
Others 19 (39.6) 29 (60.4) 48 (16.4)