TABLE 2.
Relationship between Social Demographic Characteristics and Treatment Compliance
Characteristics | Treatment Compliance | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Non-compliance n=60 No (%) | Compliance n=75 No (%) | ||
Age | |||
≤64 | 38 (43.2) | 50(56.8) | .686 |
≥65 | 22 (46.8) | 25 (53.2) | |
Sex | |||
Male | 32 (54.2) | 27 (45.8) | .044 |
Female | 28 (36.8) | 48 (63.2) | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 32 (39.0) | 50 (61.0) | .287 |
Separate | 13 (52.0) | 12 (48.0) | |
Widower | 15 (53.6) | 13 (46.4) | |
Education level | |||
Informal education | 20 (44.4) | 25 (55.6) | .277 |
Primary education | 30 (40.5) | 44 (59.5) | |
Secondary education | 6 (37.5) | 10 (62.5) | |
Occupation | |||
Employed | 27 (44.0) | 33 (56.0) | .908 |
Unemployed | 33 (45.0) | 42 (55.0) |