Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of hypertensive patients in Debre Tabor Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020.
| Variable category | Self-care practice | |
|---|---|---|
| Good N (%) | Poor N (%) | |
| Age category | ||
| ≤39 years | 10 (35.7%) | 18 (64.3%) |
| 40–64 years | 104 (57.1%) | 78 (42.9%) |
| ≥65 years | 98 (53.8%) | 84 (46.2%) |
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| Sex | ||
| Male | 114 (54.5%) | 98 (53.6%) |
| Female | 95 (45.5%) | 85 (46.4%) |
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| Marital status | ||
| Single | 16 (51.6%) | 15 (48.4) |
| Married | 162 (57.9%) | 118 (42.1%) |
| Separated | 34 (42%) | 47 (58%) |
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| Educational status | ||
| Informal education | 83 (47.7%) | 91 (52.3%) |
| Primary education | 36 (56.3%) | 28 (43.7%) |
| Secondary education | 22 (50%) | 22 (50%) |
| Collage and above | 71 (64.5%) | 39 (35.5) |
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| Residency | ||
| Urban | 175 (60.8%) | 113 (39.2%) |
| Rural | 37 (35.6%) | 67 (64.4%) |
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| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 163 (50.9%) | 157 (49.1%) |
| Muslim | 36(63.2%) | 21( 36.8%) |
| Protestant | 13 (86.7%) | 2 (13.3%) |
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| Wealth index | ||
| Rich | 110 (57%) | 83 (43%) |
| Poor | 102 (51.3%) | 97 (48.7%) |