Socio-demographic characteristics

Hypertension status

Hypertensive Not hypertensive

136 (100%) 244 (100%)

Total

380

Chi-square

p-value

Age group (years)

<26

26 - 35

36 - 45

46 - 55

56 - 65

6 (4.4)

12 (8.8)

22 (16.2)

32 (23.5)

64 (47.1)

58 (23.8)

36 (14.8)

53 (21.7)

56 (22.9)

41 (16.8)

64

48

75

88

105

52.166

<0.001*

Gender

male

female

58 (42.6)

78 (57.4)

103 (42.2)

141 (57.8)

161

219

0.007

0.935

Level of education

No formal

primary

secondary

tertiary

1 (0.7)

55 (40.5)

49 (36.0)

31 (22.8)

2 (0.8)

55 (22.5)

87 (35.7)

100 (41.0)

3

110

136

131

18.058

<0.001*

Occupation

Farming

trading

professional

C/S

retired

student/apprentice

Unemployed

28 (20.6)

23 (16.9)

16 (11.8)

21 (15.4)

32 (23.5)

9 (6.6)

7 (5.2)

44 (18.0)

19 (7.8)

39 (16.0)

48 (19.7)

30 (12.3)

50 (20.5)

14 (5.7)

72

42

55

69

62

59

21

26.451

<0.001*

Marital status

single

married

widowed

12 (8.8)

78 (57.4)

46 (33.8)

95 (38.9)

117 (48.0)

32 (13.1)

107

195

78

47.868

<0.001*

Religion

Christianity

Islam

Traditional

122 (89.7)

0

14 (10.3)

228 (93.5)

3 (1.2)

13 (5.3)

350

3

27

4.836

<0.001*

FH of Hypertension

positive

negative

not aware

75 (55.2)

54 (39.7)

7 (5.1)

85 (34.8)

142 (58.2)

17 (7.0)

160

196

24

14.803

0.001*