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Table 2 Selected Characteristics of Patients Screened by Healthcare Providers (Patient Direct Observation)

From: Effectiveness of instructional videos for enhancing healthcare provider competencies for hypertension management – a pre-post study in primary healthcare settings, Tanzania

Patient Characteristics

Pre Intervention

(N=166)

Post Intervention a

(N=181)

Gender

 Male

61(36.7)

58(32.0)

 Female

105(63.3)

123(68.0)

Age

 30-39 years

64(38.6)

65(36.5)

 40-59 Years

61(36.7)

73(41.0)

 ≥60 years

41(24.7)

40(22.5)

 Mean (SD)

47.7(14.4)

47.6(14.3)

Patient BP screening point

 Pts screened at Triage only

30(18.1)

57(31.5)***

 Pts screened at Dr.'s room only

96(57.8)

114(63.0)

 Pts screened at Triage and Dr.'s room

40(24.1)

10(5.5)

  1. a Different out-patients screened at pre- and post-intervention time periods
  2. ***p-value<0.001