Table 1 Patients’ socio demographic and clinical characteristics, by health facility
Variables | GRH patients | HC patients | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | (%) n = 130 | (%) n = 130 | (%) n = 260 |  |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 46.9 | 46.9 | 46.9 | 0.999 |
 Female | 53.1 | 53.1 | 53.1 |  |
Attended school | ||||
 Yes | 87.7 | 77.7 | 82.7 | 0.035 |
 No | 12.3 | 22.3 | 17.3 |  |
Has a source of income | ||||
 Yes | 60.8 | 66.2 | 63.5 | 0.371 |
 No | 39.2 | 33.8 | 36.5 |  |
Marital status | ||||
 Married/cohabiting | 72.3 | 67.7 | 70.0 | 0.421 |
 Single/separated/divorced /widowed | 27.7 | 32.3 | 30.0 |  |
Co-morbidity | ||||
 Yes | 45.4 | 25.4 | 35.4 | <0.001 |
 No | 54.6 | 74.6 | 64.6 |  |
HTN duration | ||||
  < 5 | 94.6 | 93.8 | 94.2 | 0.798 |
  ≥ 5 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 |  |
HTN control | ||||
 Yes | 23.8 | 22.3 | 23.1 | 0.771 |
 No | 76.2 | 77.7 | 76.9 |  |
Mean age ± SD | 58.0 ± 11.6 | 61.05 ± 11.0 | 59.5 ± 11.4 |  |
[95% CI] | [55.9;60.1] | [59.1;62.9] | [58.1;60.9] | Â |