Table 5. Association of medication adherence status with the educational level of patient.

Non-adherent = “some of the days” or “never”

Adherent = “every day” or “most of the days”

*Chi-square was applied; P-value<0.05 was considered significant 

Educational Level	Base [N]	Medication Adherence Rate		P-value
		Non-adherent	Adherent
Illiterate	87	18(20.69)	69(79.31)	0.958
Primary	38	8(21.05)	30(78.95)
Secondary to intermediate	53	13(24.53)	40(75.47)
Bachelors or higher	22	5(22.73)	17(77.27)