Table 4: Blood pressure, number of antihypertensive medicines, duration on antihypertensive medicines and traditional medicine use.
| Total N = 200 | Male n = 67 (34.5%) | Female n = 133 (65.5%) |
| Variable |
| Blood Pressure |
| <140> | 94 (47.0%) | 32 (48.0%) | 62 (47.0%) |
| ≥140/90 mm/Hg | 106 (53.0%) | 35 (52.0%) | 71 (53.0%) |
| Number of Anti-hypertensive medications |
| 1 | 109 (54.5) | 38 (57.0%) | 71 (53.0%) |
| 2-3 | 61 (35.5%) | 20 (30.0%) | 51 (38.0%) |
| >4 | 20 (10.0%) | 9 (13.0%) | 11 (9.0%) |
| Duration on Anti-hypertensive medications |
| 6 months – 11 months | 31 (15.5%) | 12 (18.0%) | 19 (14.0%) |
| 12 months – 5 years | 62 (31.0%) | 20 (30.0%) | 42 (32.0%) |
| >5 years | 107 (53.5%) | 35 (52.0%) | 72 (54.0%) |
| Traditional medicine use |
| Yes | 27 (13.5%) | 9 (13.0%) | 18 (14.0%) |
| No | 173 (86.5%) | 58 (87.0%) | 115 (86.0%) |