Self-care practice among adult hypertensive patients at ambulatory clinic of tertiary teaching Hospital in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants at follow-up clinic

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age (years)	Mean ± SD	58.7 ± 9.75
	18–35	30	7.1
	36–50	271	64.2
	> 51	121	28.7
Gender	Male	235	55.7
Gender	Female	187	44.3
Educational status	Unable to read and write	143	33.9
	Primary school	119	28.2
	Secondary school	96	22.7
	College and above	64	15.2
Marital status	Single	42	10
	Married	278	65.9
	Divorced	31	7.3
	Widowed	71	16.8
Occupation	Gov’t/non-gov’t employee	89	21.1
	Self-employee	224	53.1
	Unemployed	109	25.8
Residence	Urban	266	63.0
Residence	Rural	156	37.0
Average monthly Income (ETB)	No regular income	109	25.8
	≤ 3000	191	45.3
	> 3000	122	28.9
Living status	Living with immediate family	278	65.9
	Living with extended family	115	27.2
	Living alone	29	6.9

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