Table 2 Setting, clinical and treatment related characteristic of respondents, Northwest Ethiopia referral hospitals, 2016 (n = 409)
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Setting/hospitals/ | ||
 Gondar university hospital | 154 | 37.7 |
 Debre Markos hospital | 67 | 16.3 |
 Felege Hiwot hospital | 188 | 46.0 |
Blood Pressure status (systolic/diastolic) | ||
 Uncontrolled | 246 | 60.1 |
 Controlled | 163 | 39.9 |
Duration since diagnose of hypertension | ||
  < 4 years | 285 | 69.7 |
  > = 4 | 124 | 30.3 |
Duration since starting treatment | ||
  < 3 years | 175 | 42.8 |
  > = 3 years | 234 | 57.2 |
Number of anti hypertensive drugs: | ||
 Mono therapy | 231 | 56.5 |
 Two drugs | 148 | 36.2 |
 Three drugs and above | 30 | 7.3 |
Number of tabs per day: | ||
 One | 206 | 50.4 |
 Two | 121 | 29.6 |
 Three and more | 82 | 20 |
Dosage frequency: | ||
 Once daily | 225 | 55 |
 Two times/day | 164 | 49.9 |
 Three times and above | 20 | 4.2 |
Medical cost per month(birr) for hypertension | ||
  < =50 | 174 | 42.5 |
  > 50 | 235 | 57.5 |
Co- morbidity | ||
 Yes | 142 | 34.7 |
 No | 267 | 65.3 |
Number of co morbidity | ||
 None | 267 | 65.3 |
 One | 120 | 29.3 |
 Two | 22 | 5.4 |