Table 3 Multivariate analysis for predictors of adherence among asthmatic patients, respiratory clinic, JUMC, Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Non-Adherence (%) | Multivariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | AOR (CI) | P-value | ||
Sex | Male | 32(60.37) | 30(34.48) | 1.02(0.1–2.2) | 0.3 |
Female | 21(39.63) | 57(65.52) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Educational status | Illiterate | 20(37.73.) | 20(23.0) | 2.9(1.02–5.4) | 0.02 |
Primary school | 12(22.46) | 28(32.2) | 0.18(0.063–0.49) | 0.1 | |
Secondary school | 17(32.0) | 35(40.2) | 1.13(0.54–6.1) | 0.54 | |
12+ | 4(7.63) | 4(4.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Family support | No | 32(58.18) | 48(56.47) | 2.10(1.01–3.76) | 0.37 |
Yes | 23(41.82) | 37(43.53) | 1.000 | 1.00 | |
Affordability of drugs | Yes | 67(67.0) | 19(47.5) | 3.9(0.43–12.87) | 0.12 |
No | 23(23.0) | 31(52.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Previous education | No | 59(75.64) | 39(62.9) | 6.3(4.23–14.3) | .0001 |
Yes | 19(24.36) | 23(37.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Knowledge | Poor | 53(67.1) | 19(31.14) | 2.73(1.303–10.21) | .028 |
Moderate | 26(32.9) | 42(68.86) | 1.92(1.03–5.344) | .054 | |
Good | 38(55.0) | 25(35.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Previous ADR | Yes | 18(26.0) | 29(40.84) | 3.64(1.74–11.12) | 0.011 |
No | 13(19.0) | 17(23.96) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Co-morbidity | Yes | 15(19.0) | 17(30.35) | 2.8(1.7–6.32) | 0.031 |
No | 64(81.0) | 39(69.65) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Asthma control status | Uncontrolled | 18(34.0) | 8(9.2) | 4.101(2.13–13.98) | 0.0028 |
Controlled | 35(66.0) | 79(90.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |