Research Article

Prevalence of Undiagnosed Hypertension and Associated Factors among Adults in Mizan-Aman Town, Bench Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in Mizan-Aman town, Bench Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2021.

VariableCategoryFrequency (n = 738)
NumberPercent (%)

Age (years)18–3438351.9
35–5425935.1
>559613.0

SexMale48265.3
Female25634.7

Educational levelPrimary education and less33445.3
Secondary education30240.9
College and above10213.8

ReligionOrthodox36449.3
Protestant31843.1
Muslim567.6

EthnicityBench30741.6
Kaffa26636.0
Amhara9412.7
Others719.6

Marital statusSingle22029.8
Married43458.8
Divorced618.3
Widowed233.1

Occupation statusGovt. employee24132.7
NG employee10013.6
Self-employed30841.7
Others8912.1

Average monthly income (ETB)<164447364.2
≥164426435.8

Family history of HTNYes14319.4
No59580.6

Family history of DMYes19526.4
No54373.6