Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants (N = 309)
Characteristics | n (%) | HBP-SCP Score, Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (in years): Mean = 58.8 | <40 years | 26 (8.4) | 40.6 (7.8) |
40–60 years | 142 (49.1) | 37.4 (8.2) | |
>60 years | 130 (42.1) | 37.6 (8.4) | |
Gender: | Male | 144 (46.6) | 39.2 (9.0) |
Female | 165 (53.4) | 36.4 (7.3) | |
Religious affiliation: | Orthodox | 143 (46.3) | 39.1 (8.6) |
Muslim | 158 (51.1) | 36.5 (7.8) | |
Protestant | 5 (1.6) | 40.4 (8.7) | |
Residence place: | Urban | 260 (84.1) | 37.9 (8.4) |
Rural | 49 (15.9) | 36.8 (7.6) | |
Ethnicity: | Amhara | 288 (93.8) | 37.7 (8.2) |
Tigre | 14 (4.3) | 38.6 (8.9) | |
Oromo | 4 (1.3) | 39.7 (9.0) | |
Others | 1 (0.6) | – | |
Marital status: | Single | 20 (6.5) | 40.4 (8.7) |
Married | 214 (69.3) | 38.1 (8.3) | |
Divorced | 28 (9.1) | 32.8 (6.7) | |
Widowed | 47 (15.2) | 37.1 (7.8) | |
Educational status: | Unable to read & write | 100 (32.4) | 34.4 (6.6) |
Traditional clergy-based teaching | 59 (19.1) | 37.2 (7.9) | |
Primary school | 69 (22.3) | 38.2 (8.5) | |
Secondary school | 35 (11.3) | 40.0 (8.4) | |
College/University | 46 (14.9) | 44.4 (7.7) | |
Occupation: | Farmer | 139 (45.0) | 35.5 (6.4) |
Government employee | 49 (15.9) | 42.6 (8.1) | |
Private employee | 24 (7.8) | 37.2 (7.8) | |
Merchant | 59 (19.1) | 38.3 (8.8) | |
Others | 37 (12) | 39.7 (11.0) | |
Monthly income (in ETB): | <500 | 84 (26.2) | 37.4 (9.1) |
501–1000 | 84 (27.5) | 35.1 (8.2) | |
>1000 | 141 (46.3) | 39.5 (7.3) | |
Family history of HBP: | Yes | 90 (29.1) | 38.0 (8.2) |
No | 219 (70.9) | 37.6 (8.3) | |
Source of information: | Books | 28 (9.1) | 45.4 (8.6) |
News | 1 (0.3) | – | |
Health education | 186 (60.2) | 38.8 (8.4) | |
No information | 94 (30.4) | 33.4 (4.9) | |
Duration with HBP: | <6 months | 1 (0.3) | – |
6months – 2 years | 126 (40.8) | 37.0 (7.2) | |
>2 years | 180 (58.3) | 38.3 (8.9) | |
Place for exercise: | Yes | 140 (45.3) | 40.2 (9.2) |
No | 169 (54.7) | 36.1 (7.1) | |