Table 2.
Univariate logistic regression of factors associated with adherence to therapy.
| Variables | OR (95%CI) |
|
| |
| Age group | |
| ≥ 60 | 1 |
| 31 – 60 | 1.40 (0.63-3.09) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 1 |
| Male | 1.26 (0.56-2.82) |
| Education level | |
| Intermediate, high school or lower | 1 |
| College, university or higher | 1.60 (0.76-3.36) |
| Occupation | |
| Farmer, informal worker | 1 |
| Officer, retired, student | 1.9 (0.84-4.27) |
| Income per month ($1≈22,000VND) | |
| ≥ 6.000.000VND (≥$272) | 1 |
| > 6.000.000VND (<$272) | 1.13 (0.53-2.41) |
| Distance to hospital | |
| ≥ 50km | 1 |
| < 50km | 2.74 (1.15-6.64) |
| Taking medicine | |
| Irregularly follow the instructions | 1 |
| Regularly follow the instructions | 1.07 (0.37-3.10) |
| Knowledge of medicine effect | |
| Don't know | 1 |
| Know | 2.74 (1.23-6.11) |
| Knowledge of time to take medicine | |
| Don't know | 1 |
| Know | 2.02 (0.88-4.67) |
| Knowledge of consequences when forgetting to take medicine | |
| Don't know | 1 |
| Know | 2.90 (0..95-8.90) |
| Re-examination | |
| Not on time | 1 |
| On time | 1.53 (0.42-5.58) |
| Knowledge to handle when forget to take medicine | |
| Don't know | 1 |
| Know | 2.37 (0.91-6.17) |
| Understanding the doctors' explanations | |
| ≤ 50 % | 1 |
| >50 % | 1.54 (0.55-4.28) |