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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample

From: Why is there a gap in self-rated health among people with hypertension in Zambia? A decomposition of determinants and rural‒urban differences

 

Urban

(N = 1267)

Rural

(N = 1259)

Total

(N = 2,526)

 

Freq. (%)

Freq. (%)

Freq. (%)

Age

   

 Median/(Mean)

48/(48.3)

50/(48.8)

49/(48.6)

Sex

   

 Male

382 (30.1)

345 (27.4)

727 (28.8)

 Female

885 (69.9)

914 (72.6)

1,799 (71.2)

Marital status

   

 Never married

104 (8.2)

90 (7.1)

194 (7.8)

 Married

777 (61.3)

823 (65.4)

1,600 (63.3)

 Separated/divorced

386 (30.5)

346 (27.5)

732 (28.9)

Self-Rated Health

   

 Poor

515 (40.6)

673 (53.5)

1,188 (47.0)

 Good

752 (59.4)

586 (46.5)

1,338 (53.0)

District HIV Prevalence

   

 Median/(Mean)

14.3/(13.7)

10.5/ [11]

12.1/(12.4)

School Attendance

   

 No school

139 (10.9)

272 (21.6)

411 (16.3)

 Primary

391 (30.9)

693 (55.0)

1,084 (42.9)

 Secondary

502 (39.6)

254 (20.2)

756 (29.9)

 Tertiary

235 (18.6)

40 (3.2)

275 (10.9)

Service Utilization

 Yes

 No

 Non response

303 (24.0)

145 (11.4)

819 (64.6)

390 (30.9)

220 (17.5)

649 (51.6)

693 (27.4)

365 (14.5)

1,468 (58.1)