Socio-demographic characteristics | Frequency (n = 380) | Percentage (%) |
Age group <26 26 - 35 36 - 45 46 - 55 56 - 65 |
64 48 75 88 105 |
16.9 12.6 19.7 23.2 27.6 |
Gender male female |
161 219 |
42.4 57.6 |
Level of education No formal primary secondary tertiary |
3 110 136 131 |
0.8 28.9 35.8 34.5 |
Occupation Farming trading professional C/S retired student/apprentice Unemployed/others |
72 42 55 69 62 59 21 |
18.9 11.1 14.5 18.2 16.3 15.5 5.5 |
Marital status single married widowed |
107 195 78 |
28.2 51.3 20.5 |
Religion Christianity Islam Traditional |
350 3 27 |
92.1 0.8 7.1 |
Family history positive negative not aware |
160 196 24 |
42.1 51.6 6.3 |
Complications of hypertension suffered by relative (s) heart failure stroke kidney failure Others (eye disorders, death) |
30 35 14 3 |
36.6 42.7 17.1 3.6 |