Table 6.
Bivariable and multivariable analysis of factors associated with attitude towards glycemic controls on DM patients at the University of Gondar referral hospital, 2018.
| Variables | Attitude | COR 95% CI | AOR 95% CI | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Poor | ||||
| Age | |||||
| 18-25 | 35 (12.9%) | 17 (12.9%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 26-35 | 45 (16.6%) | 21 (15.9%) | 1.041 (0.478, 2.264) | 0.701 (0.24, 2.01) | 0.508# |
| 36-45 | 44 (16.2%) | 20 (15.2%) | 1.069 (0.488, 2.341) | 0.813 (0.27, 2.36) | 0.704# |
| ≥46 | 147 (54.2%) | 74 (56.1%) | 0.965 (0.507, 1.836) | 0.64 (2.34, 1.75) | 0.38# |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 193 (71.2%) | 74 (56.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Divorced | 17 (6.3%) | 14 (10.6%) | 0.466 (0.21, 0.992) | 0.588 (0.249, 1.386) | 0.225# |
| Single | 40 (14.8%) | 22 (16.7%) | 0.697 (0.388, 1.252) | 0.339 (159, 0.721) | 0.005∗ |
| Widowed | 21 (7.7%) | 22 (16.7%) | 0.366 (0.190, 0.705) | 3.287 (1.725, 6.262) | 0.002∗ |
| Occupations | |||||
| Unemployed | 52 (19.2%) | 32 (24.2%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Merchant | 55 (20.3%) | 27 (20.5%) | 1.254 (0.663, 2.371) | 0.46 (0.2, 1.05) | 0.083# |
| Government employed | 73 (26.9%) | 3 (2.3%) | 14.974 (4.352, 51.525) | 0.86 (0.177, 4.209) | 0.001∗ |
| Day laborers | 8 (3.0%) | 7 (5.3%) | 0.703 (0.233, 2.125) | 0.39 (0.107, 1.47) | 0.242# |
| Farmer | 60 (22.1%) | 48 (36.4%) | 0.769 (0.430, 1.376) | 0.325 (0.15, 0.698) | 0.004∗ |
| Others | 23 (8.5%) | 15 (11.4%) | 0.944 (0.430, 2.070) | 0.25 (0.09, 0.7) | 0.008∗ |
| Education | |||||
| Unable to read/write | 78 (28.8%) | 98 (74.2%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Primary school | 49 (18.1%) | 22 (16.7%) | 2.798 (1.560, 5.020) | 3.287 (1.725, 6.262) | 0.001∗ |
| High school | 66 (24.4%) | 7 (5.3%) | 11.846 (5.145, 27.274) | 13.562 (5.414, 33.97) | 0.001∗ |
| College and above | 78 (28.8%) | 5 (3.8%) | 19.600 (7.56, 50.773) | 20.615 (5.901, 72.02) | 0.001∗ |
∗Significantly associated. #Not significantly associated.