Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants.

Demographics		Count	%
Total		293	100.0
Do you suffer from any chronic disease?	Hypertension	130	44.4
	Diabetes mellitus	88	30.0
	Hypertension and Diabetes mellitus	75	25.6
Age	<18	1	.3
	18–30	9	3.1
	30–60	213	72.7
	>60	70	23.9
Gender	Male	184	62.8
	Female	109	37.2
Region of residence	Eastern Region	4	1.4
	Western Region	57	19.5
	Central Region	215	73.4
	Northern Region	4	1.4
	Southern Region	13	4.4
Marital status	Married	266	90.8
	Single	7	2.4
	Divorced	13	4.4
	Widow	7	2.4
Educational Level	Below high school	27	9.2
	High school	66	22.5
	Bachelor	109	37.2
	Master	25	8.5
	PhD	66	22.5
Employment	Employee	134	45.7
	Unemployed	41	14.0
	Retired	96	32.8
	Student	9	3.1
	Unable to work	13	4.4
Monthly income	Below 5000	63	21.5
	5000–10000	65	22.2
	10,000–15,000	62	21.2
	Above 15,000	103	35.2