Table 8. Factors independently associated with the attitude of hypertensive patients on treatment follow up regarding lifestyle modification at Yekatit 12 General hospital in 2019 (n = 387).
| Variable | Attitude n (%) | p-value | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favourable | Unfavourable | |||||
| Age | 18–30 | 20(5.2) | 20(5.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| 30–45 | 62(16.0) | 55(14.2) | 0.774 | 1.12(0.55,2.13) | 0.79(0.32,1.95) | |
| 46–60 | 91(23.5) | 49(12.7) | 0.088 | 1.85(0.91,3.77) | 1.12(0.44,2.83) | |
| >60 | 36(9.3) | 54(13.9) | 0.289 | 0.66(0.31,1.41) | 0.79(0.25,2.48) | |
| Marital status | Single | 52(13.4) | 67(17.4) | 1 | 1 | |
| Married | 122(31.5) | 82(21.2) | 0.005 | 1.91(1.21,3.03) | 1.37(0.78,2.40) | |
| Divorced | 24(6.2) | 14(3.6) | 0.039 | 2.20(1.04,4.68) | 2.29(0.84,6.19) | |
| Widowed | 11(2.8) | 15(3.9) | 0.697 | 0.94(0.40,2.22) | 2.11(0.18,24.6) | |
| Paid employee | Yes | 147(38.0) | 106(27.4) | 0.027 | 1.61(1.05,2.45) | 4.32(1.23,10.6) |
| No | 62(16.0) | 72(18.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Employments status | Self | 55(21.7) | 54(21.3) | 1 | 1 | |
| Government | 62(24.5) | 35(13.8) | 0.052 | 1.73(0.99,3.04) | 1.73(0.99,3.04) | |
| Private comp | 30(11.9) | 17(6.8) | 0.126 | 1.73(0.85,3.50) | 1.73(0.85,3.50) | |
| Knowledgeable | Yes | 150(38.7) | 112(28.9) | 0.064 | 1.49(0.97,2.29) | 0.97(0.52,1.82) |
| No | 59(15.3) | 66(17.0) | 1 | 1 | ||