Variables

Frequency (n)

Percentages (%)

Age (years) (Mean ± SD)

63.6 ± 11.6

Duration of disease (years) (Median, IQR)

4.0 (2.0 - 8.0)

Age groups (years)

30 - 40

15

5.0%

41 - 50

37

12.3%

51 - 60

50

16.7%

61 - 70

102

34.0%

70+

96

32.0%

Gender

Male

186

62.0%

Female

114

38.0%

Marital status

Single

6

2.0%

Married

187

62.3%

Divorced

62

20.7%

Separated

8

2.7%

Widowed

37

12.3%

Educational level

Uneducated

27

9.0%

Primary

6

2.0%

JHS

88

29.3%

SHS

114

38.0%

Tertiary

65

21.7%

Duration of disease (years)

< 5

157

52.3%

5 - 10

97

32.3%

11 - 15

22

7.3%

>15

24

8.0%

Occupational status

Government employee

86

28.7%

Self-employed

131

43.7%

Student

1

0.3%

Unemployed

82

27.3%

Consistency of routine monthly appoints

All the time

244

81.3%

Most of the time

56

10.7%