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. 2009 Sep 18;9:169. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-169

Table 2.

Multiple logistic regression model to determine the factors predicting treatment non-adherence

Variables OR(95% CI) P value
Education
 Junior high school or over 1.00
 Elementary school 1.32(0.70-2.50) 0.392
 Illiterate 2.42(1.25-4.67) 0.008
Marital status
 Married 1.00
 Unmarried 1.18(0.56-2.51) 0.661
 Divorced/widowed 1.84(0.93-3.64) 0.080
Health insurance
 Yes 1.00
 No 1.48(0.70-3.14) 0.308
Residence status
 Permanent residents 1.00
 Migrants 1.34(0.56-3.20) 0.508
Observed treatment
 Self-administered 1.00
 Observed by family members or others 0.76(0.38-1.50) 0.426
 Home-based drug delivery 0.52(0.25-1.10) 0.086
 Directly observed by village doctors 0.23(0.11-0.45) < 0.001
Regular home-visiting by health workers
 No 1.00
 Yes 0.45(0.18-1.11) 0.083