Table 1

Baseline characteristics of study population, by community

Overall
n=108 (%)
Community ‘A’
n=43 (%)
Community ‘B’
n=24 (%)
Community ‘C’
n=25 (%)
Community ‘D’
n=16 (%)
Male37 (34)19 (44)5 (21)6 (24)7 (44)
Median age (years) (IQR) (n=101)59 (50–72)59 (54–72)54 (48–70)61 (54–73)55 (50–71)
Has a radio66 (61)30 (70)12 (50)17 (68)7 (44)
Has a car or motorcycle29 (27)8 (19)6 (25)11 (44)4 (25)
Type of remuneration for work
 Salary6 (6)1 (2)0 (0)1 (4)4 (25)
 Day labour31 (29)15 (35)9 (38)5 (20)2 (13
 None71 (66)27 (63)15 (63)19 (76)10 (63)
 Diabetes diagnosis56 (52)29 (67)12 (50)6 (24)9 (56)
 Hypertension diagnosis77 (71)34 (79)12 (50)23 (92)8 (50)
Person on whom I rely most for support:
 Spouse74 (69)29 (67)20 (83)13 (52)12 (75)
 Child12 (11)4 (9)1 (4)5 (20)2 (13)
 Other relative18 (17)9 (21)3 (13)4 (16)2 (13)
 Neighbour4 (4)1 (2)0 (0)3 (12)0 (0)
Controlled diabetes and/or hypertension41 (38)18 (42)6 (25)15 (60)2 (13)
Optimally adherent – 5 day recall45 (42)23 (53)8 (33)8 (32)6 (38)
Optimally adherent—30-day recall54 (50)28 (65)11 (46)7 (28)8 (50)
Optimally adherent— adherence behaviour51 (47)25 (58)10 (42)8 (32)8 (50)