Table 1 Frequency distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of hypertensive patients on treatment in Lupane District, Zimbabwe, 2012
Variable | Frequency | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Males n = 132 (%) | Females n = 222 (%) | Overall n = 354(%) | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 80 (22.6) | 108 (30.5) | 188 (53.1) |
Single | 6 (2.0) | 20 (5.4) | 26 (7.4) |
Separated/Divorced | 8 (2.3) | 18 (5.1) | 26 (7.4) |
Widowed | 38 (11.0) | 76 (21.1) | 114 (32.1) |
Highest level of education attained | |||
None | 6 (1.7) | 22 (6.2) | 28 (7.9) |
Primary | 44 (12.4) | 138 (39.0) | 182 (51.4) |
Secondary | 68 (19.2) | 54 (15.3) | 122 (34.5) |
Tertiary | 14 (4.0) | 8 (2.3) | 22 (6.2) |
Occupation | |||
Employed | 28 (7.9) | 29 (8.2) | 57 (16.1) |
Unemployed | 78 (22.0) | 187 (52.9) | 265 (74.9) |
Retired | 26 (7.3) | 6 (1.7) | 32 (9.0) |
Average monthly household income | |||
<US$ 50 | 78 (22.0) | 154 (43.5) | 232 (65.5) |
US$ 51-US$ 100 | 26 (7.3) | 35 (9.9) | 61 (17.2) |
US$ 101-US$ 200 | 12 (3.3) | 16 (4.6) | 28 (7.9) |
>US$ 200 | 16 (4.5) | 17 (4.9) | 33 (9.4) |