Table 2.
Clinical, therapeutic life change and self-care practice-related characteristics of participants in public hospitals of Bale Zone, Southeast Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 405)
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comorbidity | Yes | 93 | 23.0 |
| No | 312 | 77.0 | |
| Family history of hypertension | Yes | 92 | 22.7 |
| No | 313 | 77.3 | |
| Body mass index (k/m2) | Underweight (< 18.5) | 49 | 12.1 |
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 193 | 47.7 | |
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 101 | 24.9 | |
| Obese (≥ 30) | 62 | 15.3 | |
| Duration of hypertension diagnosis (years) | < 5 | 239 | 59.0 |
| ≥ 5 | 166 | 41.0 | |
| Follow-up miss | Yes | 209 | 51.6 |
| No | 196 | 48.4 | |
| Hypertension self-care knowledge and practice | Poor | 254 | 62.7 |
| Good | 151 | 37.3 | |
| Source of information about self-care practice | Family Members | 163 | 40.2 |
| Health professionals | 202 | 49.9 | |
| Mass Media | 40 | 9.9 | |
| Level of social support | Strong | 148 | 36.5 |
| Moderate | 25 | 6.2 | |
| Low | 232 | 57.3 | |
| Level of self-efficacy | Good | 168 | 41.5 |
| Poor | 237 | 58.5 | |
| Depression | Yes | 102 | 25.2 |
| No | 330 | 74.8 |