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. 2018 Apr 7;41(8):753–765. doi: 10.1007/s40264-018-0659-x

Table 4.

Determinants of developing an ADR after taking any medicine within the past 14 days

Variables No. of observations (%) Unadjusted OR 95% CI p value Adjusted OR 95% CI p value
Total 782
Age groups, years
 ≥ 19 458 (58.6) 1.00
 0–18 324 (41.4) 1.04 0.63–1.70 0.88 1.34 0.80–2.24 0.27
Sex
 Male 324 (41.4) 1.00
 Female 458 (58.6) 1.03 0.63–1.69 0.91 1.19 0.72–1.99 0.48
Facility type
 Public 759 (93.2) 1.00
 Private 23 (2.9) 2.92 1.05–8.11 0.40 2.19 0.77–6.19 0.14
Residence
 Iganga/Mayuge 456 (58.3) 1.00
 Kampala 326 (41.7) 2.44 1.43–4.31 0.00 2.50 1.38–4.54 0.00
Comorbidities
 No 448 (57.3) 1.00
 Yes 334 (42.7) 1.4 0.9–2.3 0.16 1.32 0.81–2.17 0.28

OR odds ratio, ADR adverse drug reaction, CI confidence interval