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Table 3 Bivariate and multivariable analysis of possible predictors for medication non-adherence in patients with T2D on follow up in Ethiopia, 2019

From: Predictors of poor adherence to antidiabetic therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study insight from Ethiopia

Covariates

Subcategories

Adherence level

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Adherent, n (%)

Non-adherent, n (%)

Crude

Adjusted

Sex

Male

135 (79.8)

34 (20.2)

1.00

  

Female

133 (70.9)

55 (29.1)

1.71 (0.97–2.41)

1.57 (1.01–2.76)

0.047

Age

20–60

184 (77.6)

53 (22.4)

1.00

  

60+

84 (70.0)

36 (30.0)

1.61 (1.04–2.41)*

1.22 (0.70–2.04)

0.210

Education

No formal education

30 (60.0.)

20 (40.0)

1.00

  
 

Primary (grade 1–8)

49 (77.8)

14 (22.2)

0.43 (0.20–0.94)*

0.38 (0.21–0.92)

0.043

Secondary (grade 9–12)

83 (80.6)

20 (19.4)

0.40 (0.17–0.78)*

0.42 (0.19–0.90)

0.023

College and above

106 (75.2)

35 (24.8)

0.39 (0.19–0.80)*

0.39 (0.29–0.95)

0.041

Employment

Employed

156 (77.6)

45 (22.4)

1.00

  

Unemployed

112 (71.8)

44 (28.2)

0.69 (0.43–1.03)

0.82 (0.61–1.80)

0.610

Complication

Absent

191 (78.9)

51 (21.1)

1.00

  

Present

77 (67.0)

38 (33.0)

1.07 (0.21–0.88)*

2.00 (1.00–3.22)

0.008

Source of drug

Free

159 (72.3)

61 (27.7)

1.00

  

Paid

109 (79.6)

28 (20.4)

0.59 (0.39–1.01)

1.34 (0.81–2.19)

0.11

Glycemic control

Poor

219 (74.2)

76 (25.8)

1.00

  

Good

49 (79.1)

13 (28.9)

2.82 (0.90–8.03)*

3.51 (0.91–7.21)

0.141

  1. Percentages are calculated per row. *Variables in bivariate analysis ≤ 0.05, statistically significant set at: p ≤ 0.05