Table 1

Study characteristics of included articles for the final systematic review and meta-analysis on hypertension self-care among hypertensive patients in Ethiopia

Authors	Sample size	Good SCP (%)	Medication adherence		Physical activity		Weight management		Low-salt diet		Non-smoking		Moderate alcohol usage		Measurement tools for SCP
Authors	Sample size	Good SCP (%)	Adherent	Non-adherent	Adherent	Non-adherent	Adherent	Non-adherent	Adherent	Non-adherent	Adherent	Non-adherent	Adherent	Non-adherent	Measurement tools for SCP
Bacha et al2	385	152 (39.5)	373	12	208	177	NM	NM	NM	NM	371	14	315	70	H-SCALE
Ademe et al45	309	151 (49)	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	H-SCALE
Labata et al46	341	214 (63)	211	130	153	188	194	147	104	237	319	22	301	40	H-SCALE
Gebremichael et al27	320	65 (20)	237	83	158	162	130	190	202	118	317	3	215	105	H-SCALE
Niriayo et al47	276	139 (50)	133	143	124	152	59	217	80	196	248	28	191	85	H-SCALE
Buda et al42	205	52 (25)	NM	NM	33	172	86	61	118	87	187	18	180	25	H-SCALE
Worku Kassahun44	384	228 (59)	261	123	81	303	235	149	266	118	272	113	278	106	H-SCALE
Tibebu et al48	404	93 (23)	NM	NM	127	277	NM	NM	NM	NM	347	57	302	102	H-SCALE
Nadewu et al49	401	115 (29)	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	H-SCALE
Seid and Yimam50	322	144 (48)	130	192	247	75	263	59	227	95	313	9	307	15	H-SCALE
Fetensa et al28	222	153 (70)	NM	NM	116	106	NM	NM	102	120	218	4	118	104	H-SCALE
Ahmed51	369	190 (51)	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	NM	H-SCALE

H-SCALE, hypertension self-care activity level scale effects; NM, not mentioned; SCP, self-care practice.