Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants
Demographics/clinical characteristics | UCH (n = 126) | FMC (n = 75) | Total (n = 201) |
|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Total (%) | |
Gender | |||
 Male | 31 (24.6) | 10 (13.3) | 41 (20.4) |
 Female | 95 (75.4) | 65 (86.7%) | 160 (79.6) |
Age (year) | |||
 Mean | 64.9 ± 11.36 | 59.6 ± 11.41 | 62.9 ± 11.6 |
Educational qualification | |||
 No formal education | 20 (15.9) | 14 (18.7) | 34 (16.9) |
 Primary | 38 (30.2) | 17 (22.7) | 55 (27.4) |
 Secondary | 21 (16.7) | 14 (18.7) | 35 (17.4) |
 Tertiary | 47 (37.3) | 30 (40.0) | 77 (38.3) |
Occupation | |||
 Retiree | 64 (50.8) | 18 (24.0) | 82 (40.8) |
 Self-employed (Artisan, petty traders, remittance, Other self-engaged jobs) | 41(32.5) | 37 (49.3) | 78 (38.8) |
 Civil servant | 8 (6.3) | 12 (16.0) | 20 (10.0) |
 Unemployed | 11 (8.7) | 5 (6.7) | 16 (79.6) |
 Employed in a private firm | 2 (1.6) | 3 (4.0) | 5 (2.5) |
Marital status | |||
 Married | 112 (88.9) | 72 (96.0) | 184 (91.5) |
 Divorce | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
 Widow/widower | 14 (11.1) | 3 (4.0) | 17 (8.5) |
Monthly income (USD) | |||
  < 66.0 | 25 (19.8) | 10 (13.3) | 35 (17.4) |
 66.0–165.0 | 63 (50.0) | 32 (42.7) | 45 (47.3) |
 165.1–247.5 | 17 (13.5) | 13 (17.3) | 30 (14.9) |
 247.6–330.0 | 5 (4.0) | 5 (6.7) | 10 (5.0) |
  > 330.0 | 16 (12.7) | 15 (20.0) | 31 (15.4) |
 Mean monthly income ±SD (USD) | 164.9 ± 214.6 | 230.3 ± 305.4 | 189.3 ± 253.5 |
Year of diagnosis | |||
 Mean ± SD | 11.4 ± 8.95 | 6.75 ± 7.21 | 9.65 ± 8.62 |
  < 5 | 33 (36.2) | 42 (56.0) | 75 (37.3) |
 5–9 | 23 (18.3) | 11 (14.7) | 34 (16.9) |
  ≥ 10 | 70 (55.6) | 22 (29.3) | 92 (45.8) |
Family history of hypertension | |||
 Yes | 52 (41.3) | 21 (28.0) | 73 (36.3) |
 No | 45 (35.7) | 24 (32.0) | 69 (34.3) |
 Don’t know | 29 (23.0) | 30 (40.0) | 59 (29.4) |
Family history of DM | |||
 Yes | 27 (21.4) | 24 (32.0) | 51 (25.4) |
 No | 60 (47.6) | 20 (26.7) | 80 (39.8) |
 Don’t know | 39 (31.0) | 31 (41.3) | 70 (34.8) |