Table 5.

factors associated with self-care practice among study participants on follow up at Jimma Town public hospitals, 2020 (n=297)

Variable	Category		Overall self-care practice		COR	AOR	95%CI		p-value
			Good self-care practice	Poor self-care practice			lower	higher
Sex	Male		76(45.0)	93(55.0)	1	1			0.703
	Female		70(54.7)	58(45.3)	0.098	.903	.535	1.524
Educational status	Illiterate		44(46.3)	51(53.7)	1	1			0.271
	Primary (1-8)		54(45.4)	65(54.6)	1.014	1.333	.740	2.400	0.338
	Secondary (9-12)		34(64.2)	19(35.8)	1.053	.667	.305	1.459	0.311
	College and above		14(46.7)	16(53.3)	.489	1.324	.499	3.514	0.573
Residence	Rural		60(56.6)	46(43.4)	1	1			0.037*
	Urban		86(45)	105(55)	0.057	1.712	1.034	2.836
Seizure frequency	<=2 episode		103(46.9)	107	1	1			0.034
	3 and above episode		16(80)	4(20)	0.007	.288	.091	.907
Disease duration	< 1 year		4(25)	12(75)	1	1			0.342
	1-5 year		41(51.9)	38(48.1)	2.565	.506	.141	1.822	0.298
	6-10 year		42(56.8)	32(43.2)	.793	.406	.112	1.472	0.170
	>10 year		59(46.1)	69(53.9)	.651	.663	.191	2.296	0.516
Treatment duration	< 1 year		22(44.9)	27(55.1)	1	1			0.317
	1-5 year		63(57.3)	47(42.7)	.882	1.016	.413	2.500	0.973
	6-10 year		38(45.8)	45(54.2)	.536	2.000	.669	5.976	0.215
	>10 year		23(41.8)	32(58.2)	.851	1.602	.491	5.226	0.434
Stigma	Not felt stigmatized		81(43.1)	107(56.9)	1	1			0.026*
	Felt stigmatized		65(59.6)	44(41.4)	0.006	.565	.342	.935
Social support	Poor		66(55.5)	53(44.5)	1	1			0.118
	Moderate		56(42.1)	77(57.9)	.918	1.537	.891	2.651	0.122
	Strong		24(53.3)	21(46.7)	1.571	.784	.364	1.688	0.534
Medication Believes	Concern	Strong	76(53.1)	67(46.9)	1	1			0.743
		Low	70(45.5)	84(54.5)	0.186	1.095	.637	1.881
Medication adherence	Adhere		55(36.4)	96(63.6)	1	1			0.000*
	Not adhere		91(62.3)	55(37.7)	0.000	.391	.240	.638