Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample, N = 256.
| PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS | N(%), MEAN (SD), OR RANGE |
|---|---|
| Age N (%) | 250 (97.7%) |
| Mean (SD) | 58.3 (12.6) |
| Range | 25–92 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 97 (37.9%) |
| Female | 157 (61.3%) |
| Unknown | 2 (0.8%) |
| Insurance status | |
| Insured | 49 (19.1%) |
| Uninsured | 203 (79.3%) |
| Unknown | 4 (1.6%) |
| Highest level of formal education | |
| No formal education | 8 (3.1%) |
| Completed primary school | 33 (12.9%) |
| Completed junior secondary school | 10 (3.9%) |
| Completed senior secondary school | 49 (19.1%) |
| Completed university, college, or polytechnic | 153 (59.8) |
| Unknown | 3 (1.2%) |
| Duration of hypertension diagnosis (years) N = 254 | |
| Mean (SD) | 10.11 (9.232) |
| Range | 0.5–54 |
| Hypertension medication cost (Naira) N = 229 | |
| Mean (SD) | 12,099 (13,599) |
| Range | 0–100,000 |
| Frequency of physician visits | |
| Never | 13 (5.1%) |
| Once a year | 22 (8.6%) |
| 2–3 times a year | 71 (27.7%) |
| More than 3 times a year | 149 (58.2%) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.4%) |
| Tobacco Use | |
| Yes | 4 (1.6%) |
| No | 252 (98.4%) |
| Alcohol Use | |
| Yes | 30 (11.7%) |
| No | 225 (87.9%) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.4%) |
| Advised to lose weight | |
| Yes | 124 (48.4%) |
| No | 129 (50.4%) |
| Unknown | 3 (1.2%) |
| Exercise at least 20 min daily | |
| Yes | 200 (78.1%) |
| No | 53 (20.7%) |
| Unknown | 3 (1.2%) |
Figure 1
Perceptions of hypertension related risk for cardiovascular disease among survey participants, N = 256.
Figure 2
Perceptions of exercise, weight loss, low salt diet and access to hypertensive medications among survey participants, N = 256.
Figure 3
Reported factors that prevent self-management of hypertension among survey participants, N = 256.
Figure 4
Reported factors that motivate self-management of hypertension among survey participants, N = 256.
| SSA | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| CVD | Cardiovascular Disease |
| LMIC | Low to Middle-Income Countries |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| LUTH | Lagos University Teaching Hospital |
| WHOQOL-100 | World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment (100 questions) |
| NHS | National Health Service |
| NCDs | Non-Communicable Diseases |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| USD | United States Dollar |