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.