Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of hypertensive patients in public hospitals of Bale Zone, Southeast Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 405)
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 237 | 58.5 |
Female | 168 | 41.5 | |
Age (years) |  < 65 | 243 | 60.0 |
 ≥ 65 | 162 | 40.0 | |
Residence area | Urban | 193 | 47.7 |
Rural | 212 | 52.3 | |
Marital status | Single | 66 | 16.3 |
Married | 288 | 71.1 | |
Divorced | 28 | 6.9 | |
Widowed | 23 | 5.7 | |
Occupational status | Student | 51 | 12.6 |
Self-employed | 148 | 36.5 | |
Employed | 136 | 33.6 | |
Unemployed | 24 | 5.9 | |
Housewife | 46 | 11.4 | |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 92 | 22.7 |
Able to read and write | 81 | 20.0 | |
Primary school | 53 | 13.1 | |
Secondary school | 38 | 9.4 | |
College and above | 141 | 34.8 | |
Monthly income |  < 2500 ETB | 64 | 15.8 |
2500–3500 ETB | 70 | 17.3 | |
 > 3500 ETB | 271 | 66.9 |