Table 3.

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with adherence to asthma controller therapy (N=201)

Variables	Medication adherence		aORa (95% CI)	P value
	Low adherence	Medium/High
Age
< 40 years	49 (51%)	47 (49%)	1.83 (1.00 – 3.37)	0.05
≥ 40 years	41 (39%)	64 (61%)
Gender
Male	35 (51.5%)	33 (48.5%)	1.21 (0.64 – 2.31)	0.54
Female	55 (41.4%)	78 (58.6%)
Level of education
≥ Secondary school	79(47.9%)	86 (52.1%)	1.7 (0.70 – 4.07)	0.23
≤ Primary school	11 (30.6%)	25 (69.4%)
Chest physician visit
> 12 months	44 (72.1%)	17 (27.9)	5.57 (2.84 – 10.93)	< 0.001
≤ 12 months	46 (32.9)	94 (67.1)

^aaOR: Adjusted odds ratio