Variables	Categories	Frequency (n = 132)	Percentage (%)
Age	Less than 31 years	8	6.06
	31 - 50 years	17	12.88
	51 - 70 years	67	50.76
	71 - 90 years	35	26.52
	More than 90 years	5	3.79
Gender	Male	49	37.12
Gender	Female	83	62.88
Level of education	Not formal	27	20.45
	Primary	47	35.61
	Secondary	29	21.97
Monthly income in F CFA	Less than 35,000	2	4.76
	35,000 - 70,000	7	16.67
	70,005 - 150,000	16	38.1
	150,005 - 200,000	10	23.81
	200,005 - 300,000	6	14.29
	More than 300,000	1	2.38
Aetiology of Chronic Heart Failure	Hypertensive cardiopathy	66	50
	Dilated cardiopathy	20	15.15
	Valvular heart disease	16	12.12
	Arrhythmia	11	8.33
	Ischemic heart disease	5	3.79
	Unknown aetiology	2	1.52
	Toxic cardiopathy	1	0.56
Comorbidities	None	77	58.33
	Chronic Kidney disease	8	6.06
	Hyperthyroidism	1	0.75
	Others	9	6.81
Cardiovascular risk factors	Hypertension	91	68.94
	Obesity	25	18.94
	Diabetes	20	15.15
	Dyslipidemia	18	13.64
	Tobacco abuse	17	12.88
NYHA dyspnea Stage	I	0	0
	II	66	43.94
	III	65	49.34
	IV	47	35.61