Table 3. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression for factors associated with traditional eye medicine use (n=313).
| Variable | Univariable Analysis | Multivariable Analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude OR | (95% CI) | p-value | Adjusted OR | (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Age in years | 1.002 | (0.988-1.016) | 0.699 | |||
| Distance to Eye hospital (for every km) | 1.005 | (1.001-1.0090 | 0.009 | 1.004 | (1.001-1.008) | 0.035 |
| Distance to the nearest Health Centre (for every km) | 1.028 | (0.971-1.089) | 0.332 | |||
| Sex (Being male) | 0.82 | (0.52-1.30) | 0.415 | |||
| Occupation (Being a farmer) | 1.64 | (1.01-2.68) | 0.048 | |||
| Married | 0.55 | (0.33-0.93) | 0.026 | 0.54 | (0.31-0.95) | 0.035 |
| Education level | ||||||
| None | 1 | 0.016 | 1 | 0.059 | ||
| Primary | 0.64 | (0.36-1.14) | 0.71 | (0.38-1.30) | ||
| Secondary | 0.44 | (0.20-0.93) | 0.44 | (0.20-1.00) | ||
| Tertiary | 0.24 | (0.09-0.65) | 0.28 | (0.09-0.83) | ||
| Household economic status | ||||||
| Low | 1 | 0.526 | ||||
| Middle | 1.07 | (0.63-1.81) | ||||
| Upper | 0.66 | (0.27-1.61) | ||||
| Presentation time | ||||||
| 0–3 days | 1 | <0.001 | 1 | 0.002 | ||
| 4–7 days | 2.17 | (0.72-6.53) | 1.50 | (0.46-4.83) | ||
| 8–14 days | 6.03 | (2.10-17.3) | 4.76 | (1.55-14.6) | ||
| 15–30 days | 5.77 | (2.03-16.4) | 4.37 | (1.44-13.2) | ||
| >30 days | 4.89 | (1.75-13.6) | 3.74 | (1.27-11.1) | ||
| History of trauma | 0.44 | (0.26-0.72) | 0.001 | 0.43 | (0.25-0.74) | 0.003 |