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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristic of the study participants (n = 384), GUH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2011

From: Adherence to antihypertensive treatment and associated factors among patients on follow up at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percent (%)

Sex

Male

142

37.0

Female

242

63.0

Age

18‐40

36

9.4

41‐60

210

54.7

> = 60

138

35.9

Ethnicity

Amhara

361

94.0

Tigrie

18

4.7

Others

5

1.3

Residence

Rural

90

23.4

Urban

294

76.6

Marital status

Single

17

4.4

Married

233

60.7

Divorced

41

10.7

Widowed

93

24.2

Religion

Orthodox

343

89.3

Muslim

36

9.4

Others

5

1.3

Employment status

Government

74

19.3

Merchant

93

24.2

Student

8

2.1

Housewife

87

22.7

Farmer

43

11.2

Retired

79

20.6

Educational status

Cannot read and write

196

51

Grade 1‐6

60

15.6

Grade 7‐12

83

21.6

Diploma and above

45

11.7

Monthly income

<500 ETB

248

64.6

500-1000ETB

65

16.9

> = 1000ETB

71

18.5

Distance from the hospital(single trip)

<0.5 h

151

39.3

> 0.5 h

233

60.7