Table 4.
Logistic regression predicting patients’ adherence to ACT malaria prescriptions in Kamuli District, Uganda
| Variable | Sig. | OR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||
| Age of participant | 0.652 | 1.004 | 0.986 | 1.024 |
| Marital status (in relationship) | 0.637 | 0.825 | 0.371 | 1.834 |
| Household head (father) | 0.008 | |||
| Household head (mother) | 0.008 | 2.817 | 1.306 | 6.077 |
| Household head (sibling) | 0.289 | 0.336 | 0.045 | 2.527 |
| Household head (grandparent) | 0.048 | 14.730 | 1.020 | 212.672 |
| Relationship to head of family | 0.601 | |||
| Relationship to family head (daughter) | 0.622 | 0.872 | 0.504 | 1.506 |
| Relationship to family head (sibling) | 0.962 | 0.948 | 0.107 | 8.425 |
| Relationship to family head (grandchild) | 0.042 | 0.053 | 0.003 | 0.897 |
| Relationship to family head (grandparent) | 0.538 | 0.374 | 0.016 | 8.524 |
| Relationship to family head (self) | 0.859 | 1.091 | 0.415 | 2.870 |
| Relationship to family head (partner) | 0.974 | 1.016 | 0.398 | 2.595 |
| Education level (no formal education) | 0.543 | |||
| Education level (primary) | 0.086 | 2.289 | 0.889 | 5.891 |
| Education level (below certificate) | 0.152 | 2.129 | 0.757 | 5.982 |
| Education level (certificate holder) | 0.062 | 2.785 | 0.950 | 8.170 |
| Education level (diploma) | 0.244 | 2.616 | 0.518 | 13.207 |
| Education level (Masters/PGD/PhD) | 0.999 | 2477991249.571 | 0.000 | |
| Employment status (not employed) | 0.060 | |||
| Employment status (formal) | 0.254 | 0.625 | 0.279 | 1.402 |
| Employment status (informal) | 0.018 | 0.534 | 0.318 | 0.897 |
| Monthly income | 0.524 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Source of information (Nothing) | 0.302 | |||
| Source of information (radio) | 0.513 | 1.251 | 0.640 | 2.443 |
| Source of information (TV) | 0.151 | 1.937 | 0.786 | 4.773 |
| Source of information (TV and Radio) | 0.133 | 1.943 | 0.817 | 4.621 |
| Nature of family house (rented) | 0.089 | |||
| Nature of family house (permanent) | 0.091 | 0.629 | 0.368 | 1.076 |
| Nature of family house (semi-permanent) | 0.775 | 1.091 | 0.600 | 1.984 |
| Nature of family house (temporary) | 0.712 | 1.208 | 0.443 | 3.297 |
| Prefer ACT to other antimalarials | 0.053 | 1.626 | 0.995 | 2.657 |
| Preferred drug formulation (tablet) | 0.466 | |||
| Preferred drug formulation (syrup) | 0.216 | 0.581 | 0.246 | 1.374 |
| Preferred drug formulation (injection) | 0.873 | 0.948 | 0.495 | 1.815 |
| Given instructions (yes) | 0.257 | 1.524 | 0.736 | 3.158 |
| Package used as a visual aid (yes) | 0.770 | 1.071 | 0.676 | 1.699 |
| Know right dosage (yes) | 0.054 | 0.536 | 0.284 | 1.012 |
| Getting ACT at facility(yes) | 0.000 | 3.063 | 1.857 | 5.051 |
| Ever saved ACT (history of saving ACT) (yes) | 0.000 | 4.088 | 2.165 | 7.721 |
| Ever shared ACT (yes) | 0.030 | 2.134 | 1.078 | 4.224 |
| Constant | 0.001 | 0.065 | ||
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, TV television
sig. p-value