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Table 4.

Factors affecting good compliance with antihypertensive medications

Variables	Frequency (compliant participants)	Percentage (compliant participants)	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P value
Sociodemographic factors
Gender
Male	38	38.8	0.808 (0.593–1.102)	0.171
Female	59	48.0	0.808 (0.593–1.102)	0.171
Age (years)
Less than 63	45	41.3	0.889 (0.659–1.200)	0.441
63 and above	52	46.4	0.889 (0.659–1.200)	0.441
Marital status
Married	61	41.5	0.853 (0.630–1.155)	0.312
Widowed/single	36	48.6	0.853 (0.630–1.155)	0.312
Educational status
No formal education	28	43.8	0.995 (0.716–1.384)	0.067
At least primary	69	43.9	0.995 (0.716–1.384)	0.067
Employment status
Employed	37	42.5	0.950 (0.698–1.293)	0.742
Unemployed/retired	60	44.8	0.950 (0.698–1.293)	0.742
Medication-related factors
Number of drugs
One drug	35	41.2	0.903 (0.660–1.236)	0.520
More than one	62	45.6	0.903 (0.660–1.236)	0.520
Belief in drug efficacy
Yes	95	47.7	0.190 (0.050–0.720)	0.001*
No	2	9.1	0.190 (0.050–0.720)	0.001*
Cost of medications
Affordable	69	59.0	2.190 (1.542–3.111)	<0.001*
Expensive	28	26.9	2.190 (1.542–3.111)	<0.001*
Drug availability
Readily available	97	46.4	–	0.002*
Not readily available	0	0.0	–	0.002*
Side effects
Yes	6	21.4	2.200 (1.066–4.542)	0.010*
No	91	47.2	2.200 (1.066–4.542)	0.010*
Patient factors
Regular clinic attendance
Yes	81	68.1	0.230 (0.145–0.367)	<0.001*
No	16	15.7	0.230 (0.145–0.367)	<0.001*
Forgetfulness
Never forget	79	90.8	6.760 (4.375–10.444)	<0.001*
Sometimes forget	18	13.4	6.760 (4.375–10.444)	<0.001*
Use of traditional medicine
Yes	8	13.8	3.959 (2.049–7.647)	<0.001*
No	89	54.6	3.959 (2.049–7.647)	<0.001*
Lack of motivation due to incurable nature of disease
Yes	14	13.2	5.465 (3.311–9.019)	<0.001*
No	83	72.2	5.465 (3.311–9.019)	<0.001*
Stop medications when feeling well
Yes	4	5.4	11.704 (4.477–30.6)	<0.001*
No	93	63.3	11.704 (4.477–30.6)	<0.001*

* Statistically significant