Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension among the Adult Population in Burkina Faso: Evidence from a Nationwide Population-Based Survey

Table 1

Sociodemographic, behavioral, and biological risk factor profiles of the study population.

Characteristics	Number	Percentage
All participants with hypertension	828	100.0
Sex
Women	389	50.4
Men	439	49.6
Age group, years
25–34	230	25.1
35–44	211	26.5
45–54	201	26.2
55–64	186	22.2
Marital status
Single	160	17.6
Married	668	82.4
Completed level of education
No formal school	612	72.5
Primary school	128	17.0
Secondary or higher	88	10.5
Profession
Wage earner	66	8.1
Self-employed	564	64.8
Jobless	198	27.1
Residence
Urban	256	38.1
Rural	572	61.9
Current smoker
No	743	90.7
Yes	85	9.3
Current drinker
No	569	69.0
Yes	259	31.0
Fruit and vegetable intake
<5	788	95.6
≥5	40	4.4
Physical activity
Intense	451	54.2
Moderate	210	25.0
Low	167	20.8
BMI class
Underweight	74	8.7
Normal	502	58.5
Overweight	163	21.3
Obese	89	11.5
Raised blood glucose
No	753	91.3
Yes	75	8.7
Hypercholesterolemia
No	777	93.2
Yes	51	6.8

BMI: body mass index.