Reported as ‘never heard ‘blood pressure’ before’ | Perceived high blood pressure as a risk to health | Aware of three main organs at risk from BP | Blood pressure screening perceived as important | Aware that salt can affect and raise blood pressure | |||||||
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n (% of Total) | MOR* | n (% of Total) | MOR* | n (% of Total) | MOR* | n (% of Total) | MOR* | n (% of Total) | MOR* | ||
Total (3450)** | 601 (17.4) | 2701 (78.4) | 1919 (54.2) | 3327 (96.4) | 2518 (71.1) | ||||||
Gender | Male (1413) | 299 (21.2) | 1.5 (1.2-1.8) | 1047 (74.2) | 1 | 689 (48.8) | 1 | 1335 (94.5) | 1 | 937 (66.3) | 1 |
Female (2037) | 302 (14.9) | 1 | 1654 (81.3) | 1.4 (1.2-1.6) | 1230 (60.4) | 1.4 (1.2-1.7) | 1992 (97.8) | 2.5 (1.7-3.8) | 1581 (77.6) | 1.6 (1.1-2.3) | |
Urbanicity | Rural (1713) | 275 (15.8) | 1 | 1347 (77.7) | 1 | 943 (54.3) | 1 | 1658 (95.5) | 1 | 1232 (70.9) | 1 |
Urban (1737) | 326 (19.0) | 1.1 (0.9-1.4) | 1354 (79.0) | 1.2 (1.1-1.5) | 976 (57.0) | 1.2 (1.1-1.4) | 1669 (97.4) | 1.8 (1.2-2.7) | 1286 (75.1) | 1.2 (1.1-1.4) | |
Age | 15-24 (1100) | 290 (26.9) | 6.2 (3.9-9.8) | 726 (67.3) | 1 | 372 (34.5) | 1 | 1010 (93.7) | 1 | 657 (59.7) | 1 |
25-34 (721) | 163 (22.5) | 4.7 (3.1-7.0) | 543 (74.9) | 1.2 (0.9-1.6) | 376 (51.9) | 1.4 (0.8-2.6) | 699 (96.4) | 1.4 (0.8-.24) | 492 (68.2) | 1.03 (0.6-1.9) | |
35-44 (630) | 79 (12.4) | 2.4 (1.7-3.4) | 538 (84.2) | 2.2 (1.6-3.0) | 408 (63.8) | 1.3 (0.7-2.3) | 624 (97.7) | 2.0 (0.9-3.9) | 512 (81.3) | 2.1 (1.0-4.1) | |
45-54 (507) | 38 (7.6) | 1.1 (0.8-1.4) | 444 (88.6) | 3.4 (2.4-4.8) | 372 (74.3) | 1.7 (0.9-3.4) | 492 (98.2) | 2.6 (1.0-5.9) | 412 (81.2) | 2.2 (1.2-4.6) | |
55-64 (492) | 31 (6.1) | 1 | 450 (88.8) | 3.4 (2.3-5.0) | 391 (77.1) | 3.1 (1.3-7.4) | 502 (99.0) | 8.0 (2.1-17.4) | 445 (90.4) | 3.2 (1.4-7.0) | |
Education | Primary or less (219) | 61 (27.9) | 4.1 (2.6-6.3) | 162 (74.0) | 1 | 116 (53.0) | 1 | 209 (95.4) | 1 | 165 (75.3) | 1 |
Secondary School (2088) | 444 (21.3) | 1.8 (1.3-2.6) | 1559 (74.7) | 1.2 (0.9-1.7) | 1047 (50.1) | 1.1 (0.8-1.5) | 2010 (96.3) | 1.9 (1.0-4.0) | 1448 (69.3) | 0.9 (0.6-1.8) | |
Tertiary (1143) | 96 (8.4) | 1 | 980 (85.9) | 1.9 (1.3-2.9) | 756 (66.1) | 1.7 (1.2-2.3) | 1108 (96.9) | 1.6 (0.8-3.7) | 903 (79.2) | 1.3 (0.9-1.8) | |
Employment | Student (717) | 186 (25.9) | 2.2 (1.7-3.1) | 478 (66.9) | 1 | 224 (31.2) | 1 | 667 (93.0) | 1 | 443 (60.4) | 1 |
Employed (1503) | 202 (13.4) | 1.4 (1.0-1.8) | 1230 (81.9) | 1.2 (0.9-1.7) | 923 (61.4) | 1.5 (0.7-2.9) | 1462 (97.3) | 1.1 (0.5-2.4) | 1129 (75.1) | 1.8 (1.4-2.2) | |
Unemployed (508) | 124 (24.4) | 2.5 (1.8-3.4) | 383 (75.4) | 0.9 (0.7-1.3) | 274 (53.9) | 1.5 (0.8-2.8) | 491 (96.7) | 1.3 (0.7-2.6) | 363 (71.5) | 1.5 (1.2-2.2) | |
Home Maker/Retired (697) | 80 (11.5) | 1 | 595 (85.4) | 1.9 (1.3-2.9) | 486 (69.7) | 1.7 (1.0-3.1) | 682 (97.8) | 1.7 (0.9-3.1) | 576 (82.6) | 2.2 (1.8-3.0) |