Practices of Adults in a Periurban Community of the Ho Municipality on Prevention of Hypertension

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics.

Variables	Parameter	Frequency	Percentage
	Total	294	100.0
	Age	34.09 ± 13.97
Gender	Female	131	44.6
	Male	163	55.4
Age	20–29	158	53.7
	30–39	44	15.0
	40–49	25	8.5
	50–60	67	22.8
Educational level	Basic	64	21.8
	No formal education	9	3.1
	Secondary	140	47.6
	Tertiary	81	27.6
Religion	Christianity	284	96.6
	Islam	8	2.7
	Traditionalist	2	0.7