Table 3 Factors associated with patients’ adherence to asthma medications
Factors | Patient adherence | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adherent: n (%) | Non-adherent: n (%) | |||
Age | 0.923(0.894, 0.952)* | 0.614(0.31, 1.215) | ||
Sex | ||||
Female | 40(26.67) | 37(24.67) | 0.673(0.351, 1.288) | 1.415(0.444, 4.504) |
Male | 45(30) | 28(18.67) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Level of education | ||||
No formal education | 23(15.33) | 42(28) | 0.061(0.017, 0.223)* | 0.051(0.003, 0.978)* |
Primary school | 14(9.33) | 13(8.67) | 0.12(0.029, 0.491)* | 0.149(0.018, 1.222) |
Secondary school | 21(14) | 7(4.67) | 0.333(0.077, 1.447) | 0.273(0.038, 1.95) |
Higher education | 27(18) | 3(2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 22(14.67) | 5(3.33) | 26.4(2.571, 271.088)* | 0.794(0.029, 21.726) |
Married | 62(41.33) | 53(35.33) | 7.019(0.819, 60.167) | 1.033(0.065, 16.397) |
Divorced | 0 | 1(0.67) | 0 | 0.00(0.00) |
Widowed | 1(0.67) | 6(4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 75(50) | 45(30) | 3.333(1.433, 7.754)* | 548,805,661.4(0.00) |
Rural | 10(6.67) | 20(13.33) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Religion | ||||
Orthodox | 72(48) | 56(37.33) | 0.214(0.025, 1.832) | 0.423(0.033, 5.47) |
Muslim | 7(4.67) | 8(5.33) | 0.146(0.014, 1.525) | 0.17(0.007, 3.211) |
Protestant | 6(4) | 1(0.67) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Monthly income | 2.15(1.57, 2.93)* | 1.923(1.037, 3.566)* | ||
Severity of asthma | ||||
Mild | 3724.67) | 20(13.3) | 2.16(0.94, 4.96) | 1.217(0.343, 4.319) |
Moderate | 30(20) | 24(16) | 1.46(0.64, 3.335)* | 1.554(0.476, 5.071) |
Sever | 18(12) | 21(14) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Co-morbidity | ||||
Present | 27(18) | 29(19.3) | 0.58(0.296, 1.13) | 1.598(0.58, 4.398) |
Not present | 58(38.67) | 36(24) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Duration since diagnosis | 0.942(0.896, 0.991)* | 0.884(0.737, 1.061) | ||
Duration of treatment | 0.94(0.87,1.007) | 1.067(0.86, 1.323) | ||