Adherence to Antihypertensive Treatment and Associated Factors in Central Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of hypertensive patients in Central Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 989).

Variable	Frequency	%
Sex
Male	468	47.3
Female	521	52.7
Name of the hospital
Asella	322	32.5
Adama	268	27.1
Bishoftu	246	24.9
Shashemen	153	15.5
Age
20–35	43	4.3
35–49	241	24.4
50–64	512	51.8
65–79	193	19.5
Mean and SD (57.6 ± 11.8)
Religion
Orthodox	639	64.6
Muslim	221	22.4
Protestant	129	13.0
Address
Urban	760	76.8
Rural	229	23.2
Level of education
Illiterate	342	34.6
Read and write	148	14.9
Primary	177	17.9
Secondary	172	17.4
Diploma and above	150	15.2
Marital status
Single	154	15.6
Married	627	63.4
Divorced	55	5.5
Widowed	153	15.5
Ethnicity
Oromo	504	50.9
Amhara	377	38.1
Tigre	26	2.6
Gurage	52	5.3
Others	30	3.1
Occupation
GOV employed	154	15.6
Self-employed	151	15.3
Farmer	129	13.0
Housewife	325	32.9
Retired	230	23.2