Table 1.
Medication Adherence Level by Demographic and Social Characteristics
| Variable | Description | N (%) | Adherence Level | Chi-Square Test p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Medium | High | ||||
| Gender | Male | 374 (66.31) | 91 | 119 | 164 | 0.364 |
| Female | 190 (33.69) | 54 | 64 | 72 | ||
| Age (years) | <21 | 26 (4.61) | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0.093 |
| 21–40 | 196 (34.75) | 51 | 61 | 84 | ||
| 41–60 | 181 (32.09) | 38 | 63 | 80 | ||
| >60 | 161 (28.55) | 45 | 48 | 68 | ||
| Unemployment | Yes | 160 (28.37) | 49 | 61 | 50 | 0.006 |
| No | 404 (71.63) | 96 | 122 | 186 | ||
| Immigration | Yes | 93 (16.49) | 27 | 31 | 35 | 0.614 |
| No | 471 (83.51) | 118 | 152 | 201 | ||
| Residence | Urban | 267 (47.34) | 71 | 79 | 117 | 0.386 |
| Rural | 297 (52.66) | 74 | 104 | 119 | ||
| Education | Primary or below | 123 (21.28) | 40 | 39 | 44 | 0.031 |
| Middle school | 193 (34.22) | 42 | 69 | 82 | ||
| High school | 120 (21.28) | 33 | 26 | 61 | ||
| College or above | 128 (22.70) | 30 | 49 | 49 | ||