Table 6.
Association Between Treatment Facility and Medication Related Variables and Medication Compliance of Elderly with Co-Morbid Conditions of HTN and Diabetes Mellitus n=360
| Health Facility/Medication-Related Variable | Adherent | Non-Adherent | χ2(df) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | % | f | % | |||
| Treatment facility | ||||||
| Government | 27 | 7.5 | 32 | 8.9 | 0.050(1) | 0.824 |
| Private | 133 | 36.9 | 168 | 46.7 | ||
| Number of prescribed medications | ||||||
| 1–2 | 33 | 9.2 | 40 | 11.1 | 0.175(2) | 0.916 |
| 2–4 | 72 | 20 | 87 | 24.1 | ||
| >4 | 55 | 15.3 | 73 | 20.3 | ||
| Self-consumption of Ayurveda/complementary/herbal therapies | ||||||
| Yes | 29 | 8.0 | 50 | 13.9 | 2.453(1) | 0.117 |
| No | 131 | 36.4 | 150 | 41.7 | ||
Notes: p<0.05 level of significance.