Table 1.

Focus group discussion and interview participants’ characteristics

	Patients (n = 8)	Non-physician health care workers (n = 12)	Administrator (n = 3)	Physician (6)
Age, mean (range)	61 (50–75)	44 (33–58)	58 (55–59)	43 (33–51)
Highest education level (n)	None (4), primary (2), secondary (1), college (1)	College (12)	College (2), postgraduate (1)	Postgraduate (6)
Occupation (n)	Self-employed (2), farmer (3), unemployed (1), other (2)	CHEW (9), CHO (1), nurse (2)	CHO, nurse physician (1 each)	Primary care physician (6)
HTN diagnosis	8	NA	NA	NA
On medication if diagnosed with HTN	8	NA	NA	NA

CHEW community health extension work, CHO Community Health Officer, NA not applicable