Table 8.
Bivariable and multivariable analysis of factors associated with nonadherence to antihypertensive medications among hypertensive patients in a follow-up clinic at Asella Referral and Teaching Hospital, Asella Town, Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 115).
| Variables | Categories | Medications | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P value | |
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| Adherence | Nonadherence | |||||
| Gender | Male | 43 (76.8%) | 13 (23.2%) | 2.67 (0.94,7.61) | 2.09 (1.93,9.59) | 0.035 |
| Female | 53 (89.8%) | 6 (10.2%) | 1 | 1 | ||
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| Age in years | ≤45 | 35 (81.4%) | 8 (18.6%) | 1.27 (0.47,3.45) | 1.55 (0.45,5.29) | 0.487 |
| >45 | 61 (84.7%) | 11 (15.3%) | 1 | 1 | ||
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| Marital status | Unmarried | 52 (91.2%) | 5 (8.8%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Married | 44 (75.9%) | 14 (24.1%) | 3.31 (1.11,9.91) | 4.22 (1.29,13.76) | 0.017 | |
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| Educational status | No formal education | 30 (83.3%) | 6 (16.7%) | 1.02 (0.35,2.93) | 0.95 (0.27,3.36) | 0.936 |
| Formal education | 66 (83.5%) | 13 (16.5%) | 1 | 1 | ||
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| Occupation | Unemployed | 44 (80%) | 11 (20%) | 1.63 (0.60,4.39) | 2.03 (0.54,7.66) | 0.296 |
| Employed | 52 (86.7%) | 8 (13.3%) | 1 | 1 | ||
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| Average monthly income | ≤2500 ETB | 59 (80.8%) | 14 (19.2%) | 1.76 (0.58,5.28) | 1.58 (1.09,7.08) | 0.041 |
| >2500 ETB | 37 (88.1%) | 5 (11.9%) | 1 | 1 | ||
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| Duration since diagnosis | ≤5 years | 63 (84%) | 12 (16%) | 0.89 (0.32,2.49) | 0.84 (0.27,2.66) | 0.769 |
| >5 years | 33 (82.5%) | 7 (17.5%) | 1 | 1 | ||
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| Presence of comorbidities | Yes | 16 (69.6%) | 7 (30.4%) | 2.92 (0.99,8.55) | 2.76 (0.83,9.15) | 0.097 |
| No | 80 (87%) | 12 (13%) | 1 | 1 | ||