Research Article
Self-Care Practice and Associated Factors among Hypertensive Patients in Debre Tabor Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of hypertensive patients in Debre Tabor Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020.
| | Variable category | Self-care practice | | Good N (%) | Poor N (%) |
| | Age category | | | | ≤39 years | 10 (35.7%) | 18 (64.3%) | | 40–64 years | 104 (57.1%) | 78 (42.9%) | | ≥65 years | 98 (53.8%) | 84 (46.2%) |
| | Sex | | | | Male | 114 (54.5%) | 98 (53.6%) | | Female | 95 (45.5%) | 85 (46.4%) |
| | Marital status | | | | Single | 16 (51.6%) | 15 (48.4) | | Married | 162 (57.9%) | 118 (42.1%) | | Separated | 34 (42%) | 47 (58%) |
| | Educational status | | | | Informal education | 83 (47.7%) | 91 (52.3%) | | Primary education | 36 (56.3%) | 28 (43.7%) | | Secondary education | 22 (50%) | 22 (50%) | | Collage and above | 71 (64.5%) | 39 (35.5) |
| | Residency | | | | Urban | 175 (60.8%) | 113 (39.2%) | | Rural | 37 (35.6%) | 67 (64.4%) |
| | Religion | | | | Orthodox | 163 (50.9%) | 157 (49.1%) | | Muslim | 36(63.2%) | 21( 36.8%) | | Protestant | 13 (86.7%) | 2 (13.3%) |
| | Wealth index | | | | Rich | 110 (57%) | 83 (43%) | | Poor | 102 (51.3%) | 97 (48.7%) |
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