Table 4.
Association Between Selected Socio-Demographic Variables and Medication Compliance of Elderly with Co-Morbid Conditions of HTN and Diabetes Mellitus n=360
| Socio-Demographic Variable | Adherent | Non-Adherent | χ2(df) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | % | f | % | |||
| Age (in years) | ||||||
| 60–69 | 85 | 23.6 | 110 | 30.6 | 0.449(2) | 0.799 |
| 70–79 | 52 | 14.4 | 66 | 18.3 | ||
| 80–89 | 22 | 6.1 | 24 | 6.7 | ||
| 90–99 | 01 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 62 | 17.2 | 75 | 20.8 | 0.059(1) | 0.808 |
| Female | 98 | 27.2 | 125 | 34.7 | ||
| Educational status | ||||||
| Illiterate | 29 | 8.1 | 42 | 11.7 | 9.440(4) | 0.051 |
| Primary school | 62 | 17.2 | 99 | 27.5 | ||
| Secondary and Higher secondary school | 55 | 15.3 | 52 | 14.4 | ||
| Diploma and Graduate | 13 | 3.6 | 07 | 1.9 | ||
| Postgraduate | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Present occupation | ||||||
| Employed | 12 | 3.3 | 15 | 4.2 | 1.284(2) | 0.526 |
| Not employed | 136 | 37.8 | 163 | 45.3 | ||
| Self-employed | 12 | 3.3 | 22 | 6.1 | ||
| Living status | ||||||
| Living alone | 8 | 2.2 | 12 | 3.3 | 0.759(2) | 0.684 |
| With spouse | 25 | 6.9 | 37 | 10.3 | ||
| With family | 127 | 35.3 | 151 | 41.9 | ||
| Family income status | ||||||
| Below poverty line (BPL cardholders) | 96 | 26.7 | 134 | 37.2 | 1.888(1) | 0.169 |
| Above poverty line (APL cardholders) | 64 | 17.8 | 66 | 18.3 | ||
| Getting pension | ||||||
| Yes | 83 | 23.1 | 102 | 28.3 | 0.027(1) | 0.869 |
| No | 77 | 21.4 | 98 | 27.2 | ||
| Amount of pension received | ||||||
| <1000 | 138 | 38.3 | 184 | 51.1 | 3.256(2) | 0.196 |
| 1001–10,000 | 11 | 3.1 | 9 | 2.5 | ||
| >10,001 | 11 | 3.1 | 7 | 1.9 | ||
| Enrolled in insurance (Govt/Private) | ||||||
| Yes | 60 | 16.7 | 77 | 21.4 | 0.038(1) | 0.846 |
| No | 100 | 27.8 | 123 | 34.1 | ||
Note: P<0.05 level of significance.