Table 2 Characteristics Health care providers, Key informants, and family members of hypertensive patients included in the study
Characteristics of health care providers (N = 11) | Characteristics of key informants (N = 4) | Characteristics of family members (N = 5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
 Female | 4 | 1 | Female | 3 |
 Male | 7 | 3 | Male | 2 |
Position | Education | |||
 Cardiologist | 3 | NCD Policy maker −1 | Literate | 3 |
 Physician and medical officer | 3 | NCD program focal person at DoHS, Ministry of health – 2 | Illiterate | 2 |
 Health Assistant and Community Medical Assistant | 3 | NCD Researcher - 1 | Relationship with hypertensive patients | |
 Nurse (ANM, Staff nurse) | 2 | Wife | 1 | |
Work experience | Husband | 1 | ||
 1–5 years | 4 | 1 | Daughter | 1 |
 5–10 years | 4 | 1 | Son | 1 |
 More than 10 years | 3 | 2 | Daughter in law | 1 |
Level of health care | ||||
 Primary level | 5 | Both level - 4 | Primary level | 3 |
 Tertiary level | 6 | Tertiary level | 2 | |