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Table 2 Frequency of barriers and facilitators of hypertension management

From: Barriers to and facilitators of hypertension management in Asmara, Eritrea: patients’ perspectives

Theme categories

n (%)

Individual level

Barrier

Misconception about physical activity (difficult to implement, can be harmful to the body)

22 (45.8)

Stress (family burden, lifelong nature of treatment, lifestyle-related, fear of complication)

32 (66.7)

Use of traditional medicine

29 (60.4)

Financial constraints

33 (68.8)

Facilitator

Knowledge about hypertension management (mentioned three or more factors)

42 (87.5)

Community level

Barrier

Community stigma

14 (29.1)

Low community awareness

26 (54.1)

Facilitator

Family involvement

 

Social interaction

 

Health system level

Barrier

Related to health professional (new doctors, high workload)

28 (58.3)

Inadequate health promotion (low-effect posters and low media coverage)

18 (37.5)

Few number of hypertension follow-up centers

12 (25.0)

Facilitator

Devoted health professionals

35 (72.9)

Good communication with their doctors

30 (62.5)

Government support (medications)

40 (83.3)