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. 2025 May 25;19:1523–1537. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S514046

Table 4.

Analysis of the Chronic Condition Medicines Group

Characteristics Bivariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
Adherence
N (%)
Non-Adherence
N (%)
p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
Age
 18–29 14 (21.5) 17 (26.2) 0.761b Not included
 30–39 19 (29.2) 13 (20)
 ≥40 2 (3.1) 0
Working Status
 Housewife 21 (32.3) 23 (35.4) 0.152a Reference
 Employed 14 (21.5) 7 (10.8) 0.57 (0.15–2.09) 0.392
Last Education Level
 Elementary School 1 (1.5) 1 (1.5) 1.000b Not included
 Junior High School 1 (1.5) 1 (1.5)
 Senior High School 15 (23.1) 14 (21.5)
 University 18 (27.7) 14 (21.5)
Trimester of Pregnancy
 First Trimester 4 (6.2) 0 0.507b Not included
 Second Trimester 9 (13.8) 5 (7.7)
 Third Trimester 22 (33.8) 25 (38.5)
First Pregnancy
 Yes 6 (9.2) 8 (12.3) 0.352a Not included
 No 29 (44.6) 22 (33.8)
Comorbid
 No 17 (26.2) 10 (15.4) 0.214a Reference
 Yes 18 (27.7) 20 (30.8) 1.54 (0.49–4.98) 0.468
Amount of Medicine Used
 1–2 12 (18.5) 13 (20) 0.999b Not included
 3–5 22 (33.8) 16 (24.6)
 >5 1 (1.5) 1 (1.5)
BMQ-Overuse Median (IQR) 10 (9–11) 12 (10–13) 0.034c 1.14 (0.83–1.58) 0.412
BMQ-Harm Median (IQR) 10 (8–13) 11 (10.5–12) 0.080c 1.03 (0.76–1.40) 0.841
BMQ-Side effect, Median (IQR) 2 (2–2) 2 (2–3) 0.230c 1.23 (0.56–2.70) 0.611
Medication Beliefs
 Positive 20 (30.8) 5 (7.7) 0.010b Reference
 Negative 12 (18.5) 21 (32.3) 5.16 (1.44–18.41) 0.011*
 Neutral 3 (4.6) 4 (6.2) 3.32 (0.40–27.65) 0.267

Notes: aChi-square test; bKolmogorov–Smirnov test; cmann–Whitney test; *significant at p value<0.05. Multivariate analysis was validated by Hosmer-Lemeshow with p-value of 0.964 and R2 value of 27%.

Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.