Table 2.
Association between socio-demographic; social support and non-adherence
| Variable | Non-adherence | OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
| Yes | No | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 14(23.3) | 46(77.7) | 0.86(0.39–1.86) | 0.69 |
| Male | 21(26.2) | 59(73.8) | 1.00 | |
| Age | ||||
| ≤33 years | 21(26.6) | 58(73.4) | 1.22(0.56–2.66) | 0.62 |
| > 33 years | 14(23.0) | 47(77.0) | 1.00 | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 13(34.2) | 25(65.8) | 1.00 | |
| Married | 18(24.7) | 55(75.3) | 0.63(0.27–1.49) | 0.29 |
| Divorced/Separated | 2(22.2) | 7(77.8) | 0.55(0.10–3.12) | 0.49 |
| Widowed | 2(10.0) | 18(90.0) | 0.21(0.04–1.15) | 0.05 |
| Education level | ||||
| No formal education | 6(28.6) | 15(71.4) | 1.00 | |
| Primary | 18(24.3) | 56(75.7) | 1.24(0.42–3.71) | 0.69 |
| Secondary | 9(28.1) | 23(71.9) | 1.02(0.30–3.51) | 0.97 |
| Tertiary | 2(15.4) | 11(84.6) | 2.20(0.35–3.68) | 0.39 |
| Who gives care to patient | ||||
| Self | 2(18.2) | 9(81.8) | 0.65(0.13–3.15) | 0.59 |
| Others | 33(25.6) | 96(74.4) | 1.00 | |
|
Has someone to remind to take medicine |
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| All the time | 19(24.1) | 60(75.9) | 1.00 | |
| Sometimes | 5(22.7) | 17(77.3) | 1.08(0.35–3.33) | 0.90 |
| Not at all | 10(26.3) | 28(73.7) | 0.89(0.36–2.16) | 0.79 |