Table 3.
Factors affecting good attitude towards DM complication among Type 2 adult DM patients at Addis Zemen District Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, April 2019
| Variables | Attitude status | COR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good attitude | Poor attitude | |||
| Level of Education | ||||
| Can’t read and write | 49 | 61 | 1 | |
| Informal school and Can read and write | 88 | 36 | 3.04(1.77,5.22)** | 2.32(1.26, 4.27)** |
| Primary school and can read and write | 60 | 17 | 4.39 (2.28,8.47)** | 4.31 (2.06, 9.02)** |
| Secondary school and above | 65 | 26 | 3.11 (1.73,5.62)** | 2.79 (1.41, 5.50)** |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 144 | 58 | 1 | 1 |
| Divorced | 25 | 12 | 0.84 (0.40,1.78) | 0.96 (0.41, 2.22) |
| Widowed | 22 | 27 | 0.33 (0.17,0.62)* | 0.51 (0.24, 1.08) |
| Single | 71 | 43 | 0.67 (0.41,1.08) | 0.41 (0.22, 1.72) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Farmer | 48 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| Government employee | 29 | 17 | 1.25 (0.60, 2.62) | 1.33 (0.58, 3.04) |
| Merchant | 72 | 32 | 1.65 (0.91, 3.01) | 1.56 (0.79, 3.06) |
| House wife | 56 | 21 | 1.96 (1.01,3.79)* | 2.18 (0.95, 4.49) |
| NGO worker | 56 | 34 | 1.21 (0.66, 2.22) | 1.12 (0.57, 2.19) |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 87 | 72 | 1 | |
| Urban | 175 | 68 | ||
| Duration of DM (in years) | 2.13 (1.40, 3.24)** | 1.80 (1.12,2.91)** | ||
| 1–5 | 186 | 84 | 1 | |
| 6–10 | 56 | 37 | 0.68 (0.41, 1.11) | 0.79 (0.46, 1.38) |
| >=10 | 20 | 19 | 0.47 (0.24, 0.93)* | 0.55 (0.25,1.25) |
| Income (ETB) | ||||
| <500 | 110 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
| 500–1500 | 36 | 32 | 0.47 (0.26,0.85)* | 0.55 (0.28, 1.08) |
| 1501–2500 | 50 | 36 | 0.58 (0.34, 1.01)* | 0.52 (0.27, 1.99) |
| >2500 | 66 | 26 | 1.06 (0.60, 1.88) | 0.69 (0.35,1.37) |
*significant at p-value ≤ 0.05, ** significant at p-value ≤ 0.01
Abbreviations:ETB = Ethiopian Birr, DM = Diabetes mellitus, NGO = Non-governmental organizations, COR = Crude Odds Ratio, AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio