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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Glob Soc Welf. 2018 Sep 5;6(1):17–28. doi: 10.1007/s40609-018-0122-z

Table 2.

Multivariable associations of material hardship with medication adherence and perceived stress

Variables Outcomes
Medication adherence
Perceived stress
≥ 95% based on VAS ≥ 95% based on MPR Perceived coping Perceived mental distress
OR p 95% CI OR p 95% CI β p 95% CI β p 95% CI
m = 100
Key predictor variable
 Material hardship 0.86 .13 0.70, 1.05 0.83 .04 0.70, 0.99 0.22 .08 −0.02, 0.47 0.34 .02 0.06, 0.62
Covariates
 Age 0.99 .80 0.91, 1.07 1.04 .27 0.97, 1.13 0.06 .34 −0.06, 0.18 −0.01 .83 -0.14, 0.12
 Gender (reference is female) 0.71 .61 0.19, 2.62 1.74 .38 0.51, 5.90 −0.50 .58 −2.32, 1.31 −0.82 .44 −2.92, 1.28
 Marital status (reference is not married) 0.58 .42 0.15, 2.21 0.65 .50 0.19, 2.22 1.03 .23 −0.66, 2.72 0.19 .85 −1.79, 2.16
 Education level (reference is primary education) 0.64 .51 0.17, 2.43 0.47 .22 0.14, 1.56 −0.28 .77 −2.15, 1.59 −0.70 .52 −2.85, 1.44
 Head of household status (reference is no head of household) 1.00 1.00 0.22, 4.64 0.38 .20 0.09, 1.65 −0.33 .76 −2.44, 1.78 0.84 .47 −1.46, 3.14
 Household size 0.93 .49 0.75, 1.15 0.95 .44 0.81, 1.10 −0.07 .58 −0.30, 0.17 0.02 .89 −0.30, 0.35
 Household financial situation (reference is worse) 1.13 .88 0.23, 5.60 0.54 .42 0.12, 2.43 −0.31 .76 −2.29, 1.67 −1.73 .14 −4.04, 0.57
 Transportation asset index 0.12 .03 0.02, 0.80 0.34 .29 0.05, 2.47 1.39 .27 −1.08, 3.86 0.69 .64 −2.20, 3.57
 Livestock index 1.16 .28 0.89, 1.50 1.04 .77 0.82, 1.30 −0.05 .79 −0.45, 0.35 0.11 .59 −0.30, 0.52
 Debt (reference is no debt) 0.82 .74 0.26, 2.59 0.45 .20 0.13, 1.53 0.33 .71 −1.45, 2.11 −0.88 .30 −2.58, 0.81
 Place of residence (reference is Lundazi) 0.50 .29 0.14, 1.81 0.32 .11 0.08, 1.29 3.04 .01 0.69, 5.39 −3.60 .00 −5.82, −1.38
 Treatment duration 1.01 .68 0.98, 1.04 0.99 .26 0.96, 1.01 −0.01 .77 −0.06, 0.04 −0.02 .28 −0.07, 0.02
 Distance to the nearest health facility 1.01 .82 0.96, 1.06 0.93 .04 0.86, 0.99 −0.03 .39 −0.09, 0.04 0.06 .11 −0.01, 0.13
 Travel time to the nearest health facility 1.00 .65 0.99, 1.01 1.01 .05 1.00, 1.02 0.01 .03 0.00, 0.02 0.00 .57 −0.01, 0.01
 Perceived coping −0.32 .01 −0.54, −0.10
 Perceived mental distress −0.28 .01 −0.51, −0.06
m = 50
Key predictor variable
 Material hardship 0.85 .11 0.70, 1.04 0.84 .04 0.70, 0.99 0.22 .08 −0.02, 0.47 0.35 .02 0.07, 0.63
Covariates
 Age 0.99 .78 0.91, 1.07 1.04 .26 0.97, 1.13 0.06 .37 −0.07, 0.18 −0.02 .82 −0.14, 0.11
 Gender (reference is female) 0.74 .65 0.19, 2.79 1.75 .37 0.52, 5.89 −0.54 .56 −2.38, 1.31 −0.82 .44 −2.93, 1.28
 Marital status (reference is not married) 0.57 .41 0.15, 2.15 0.65 .48 0.19, 2.19 1.05 .22 −0.66, 2.77 0.20 .84 −1.77, 2.17
 Education level (reference is primary education) 0.67 .56 0.17, 2.59 0.48 .23 0.15, 1.58 −0.29 .76 −2.17, 1.58 −0.71 .51 −2.85, 1.44
 Head of household status (reference is no head of household) 1.01 .99 0.22, 4.63 0.38 .20 0.09, 1.65 −0.29 .79 −2.43, 1.85 0.85 .46 −1.45, 3.16
 Household size 0.92 .43 0.75, 1.13 0.94 .45 0.81, 1.10 −0.06 .60 −0.30, 0.17 0.03 .87 −0.30, 0.35
 Household financial situation (reference is worse) 1.06 .95 0.22, 5.18 0.54 .42 0.12, 2.42 −0.30 .76 −2.29, 1.68 −1.70 .14 −4.00, 0.60
 Transportation asset index 0.13 .04 0.02, 0.87 0.35 .30 0.05, 2.52 1.39 .27 −1.08, 3.86 0.69 .63 −2.18, 3.57
 Livestock index 1.15 .30 0.89, 1.49 1.03 .78 0.82, 1.30 −0.05 .79 −0.45, 0.34 0.11 .59 −0.30, 0.51
 Debt (reference is no debt) 0.83 .75 0.26, 2.63 0.46 .21 0.13, 1.56 0.32 .72 −1.46, 2.10 −0.89 .30 −2.58, 0.81
 Place of residence (reference is Lundazi) 0.54 .35 0.15, 1.98 0.33 .12 0.08, 1.31 3.05 .01 0.69, 5.41 −3.62 .00 −5.84, −1.40
 Treatment duration 1.01 .71 0.98, 1.03 0.99 .26 0.96, 1.01 −0.01 .81 −0.06, 0.04 −0.02 .29 −0.07, 0.02
 Distance to the nearest health facility 1.00 .85 0.96, 1.06 0.93 .04 0.86, 0.99 −0.03 .38 −0.09, 0.04 0.06 .11 −0.01, 0.13
 Travel time to the nearest health facility 1.00 .68 0.99, 1.01 1.01 .05 1.00, 1.02 0.01 .03 0.00, 0.02 0.00 .57 −0.01, 0.01
 Perceived coping −0.32 .01 −0.54, −0.09
 Perceived mental distress −0.28 .01 −0.51, −0.06

β = regression coefficient

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval