| Total (n = 62) | Hospitals (n = 23) | Health centers (n = 17) | Dispensaries (n = 22) | Chi2 P-Value |
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Experience and knowledge of HCWs | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
 Experienced hypertension | 43 [69.4] | 23 [100] | 10 [58.8] | 10 [45.5] | 0.000 |
 Need more training for hypertension | 47 [75.8] | 16 [69.6] | 12 [70.6] | 19 [86.4] | 0.000 |
 Confident in caring for hypertensive | 14 [22.6] | 6 [26.1] | 5 [29.4] | 3 [13.6] | 0.485 |
 Experienced DM (n = 60) | 25 [41.7] | 20 [87.0] | 4 [25.0] | 1 [4.8] | 0.000 |
 Need more training for DM | 48 [77.4] | 16 [69.6] | 11 [64.7] | 21 [95.5] | 0.000 |
 Confident in caring for DM | 13 [21.0] | 6 [26.1] | 6 [35.3] | 1 [4.5] | 0.094 |
Practices of HCWs | |||||
 Always advise patients on adherence (n = 60) | 56 [93.3] | 22 [95.7] | 17 [100] | 17 [85.0] | 0.162 |
 Always advise patients on lifestyle modifications (n = 60) | 54 [87.1] | 22 [95.7] | 14 [82.4] | 18 [81.8] | 0.304 |
 Always advise on not using tobacco | 53 [85.5] | 21 [91.3] | 14 [82.4] | 18 [81.8] | 0.417 |
 Always advise on physical activities/exercising | 53 [85.5] | 22 [95.7] | 16 [94.1] | 15 [68.2] | 0.016 |
 Always advise on reducing salt | 58 [93.5] | 23 [100] | 17 [100] | 18 [81.8] | 0.021 |
 Always advise to use plant-based cooking oil (n = 59) | 43 [72.9] | 17 [77.3] | 12 [70.6] | 14 [70.0] | 0.237 |
 Always advise on checking heart (n = 59) | 22 [37.3] | 10 [45.5] | 5 [33.3] | 7 [31.8] | 0.778 |
 Always advise on checking kidney (n = 59) | 25 [42.4] | 11 [47.8] | 7 [50.0] | 7 [31.8] | 0.586 |
 Checking for your blood glucose (n = 61) | 51 [83.6] | 22 [95.7] | 15 [93.8] | 14 [63.6] | 0.007 |
 Regular checking of blood pressure | 52 [83.9] | 21 [91.3] | 15 [88.2] | 16 [72.7] | 0.314 |
 Attending appointments | 54 [87.1] | 22 [95.7] | 16 [94.1] | 16 [72.7] | 0.012 |