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Table 1 Characteristics of those who participated in the study

From: Improving care for people with heart failure in Uganda: serial in-depth interviews with patients’ and their health care professionals

Characteristic

Total

Age group

 18–20

1 (4.8%)

 21–30

7 (33.3%)

 31–40

3 (14.3%)

 41–50

3 (14.3%)

 51–60

6 (28.6%)

 61–70

1 (4.8%)

Sex

 Female

15 (71.4%)

 Male

6 (28.6%)

Education level

 None

5 (23.8%)

 Primary

8 (38.1%)

 Secondary

7 (33.3%)

 Tertiary

1 (4.8%)

Marital status

 Single

8 (38.1%)

 Married

6 (28.6%)

 Widowed or separated

7 (33.3%)

Diagnosis

 Dilated cardiomyopathy

4 (19.0%)

 Endomyocardiofibrosis

2 (9.5%)

 Hypertensive heart disease

6 (28.6%)

 Rheumatic heart disease

7 (33.3%)

 HIV cardiomyopathy

2 (9.5%)