Table 8.
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of missing appointments/visits for the medication refill variable, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021.
| Missed appointments | Odds ratio | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Category | No | Yes | COR (CI) | AOR (CI) | P-value |
| Age | 18–34 35–54 ≥55 |
43 (28.0%) 92 (59.7%) 19 (12.3%) |
12 (20.7%) 11 (19.0%) 35 (60.3%) | 1 0.43 (0.175–1.048) 6.60 (2.823–15.434) |
1 0.41 (0.091–1.875) 6.73 (1.495–30.310) | 0.252 0.013* |
| Education | No education Read + write Primary edu. Secondary edu. ≥ Diploma |
14 (9.1%) 19 (12.3%) 50 (32.5%) 38 (24.7%) 33 (21.4%) |
31 (53.5%) 11 (19.0%) 9 (15.5%) 6 (10.3%) 1 (1.7%) | 1 0.25 (0.096–0.670) 0.08 (0.031–0.203) 0.07 (0.024–0.201) 0.01 (0.0012–1.021) |
1 0.01 (0.001–0.165) 0.02 (0.002–0.229) 0.05 (0.003–1.022) 0.01 (0.001–1.002) | 0.001* 0.002* 0.052 0.997 |
| Fear of COVID-19 | No Yes |
44 (28.6%) 110 (71.4%) |
1 (1.7%) 57 (98.3%) | 1 22.80 (3.062–169.782) |
1 24.93 (2.798–222.279) | 0.004* |
| Transport disruption | No Yes |
22 (14.3%) 132 (85.7%) |
1 (1.7%) 57 (98.3%) | 1 9.50 (1.250–31.185) |
1 4.90 (1.031–23.174) | 0.038* |
| Reduced income | No Yes |
53 (34.4%) 101 (65.6%) |
3 (5.2%) 55 (94.8%) | 1 9.62 (2.873–32.219) |
1 5.64 (1.234–25.812) | 0.026* |
| Unable to access mask | No Yes |
64 (41.6%) 90 (58.4%) |
2 (3.4%) 56 (96.6%) | 1 19.91 (4.687–84.577) |
1 7.67 (1.303–45.174) | 0.024* |
| Sanitizer available | No Yes |
110 (71.4%) 44 (28.6%) |
47 (81.0%) 11 (19.0%) | 1 0.58 (0.278–1.231) |
1 0.07 (0.007–0.729) | 0.026* |
| For how many months | 3 months 6 months |
52 (35.9%) 93 (64.1%) |
38 (69.1%) 17 (30.9%) | 1 0.25 (0.129–0.486) |
1 0.33 (0.132–0.825) | 0.018* |
| Cost of disinfectant | No Yes |
85 (55.2%) 69 (44.8%) |
10 (17.2%) 48 (82.8%) | 1 5.91 (2.788–12.539) |
1 16.64 (1.462–189.569) | 0.023* |
| Non-medical support since COVID-19 | Same as before Slightly harder Much harder Impossible |
130 (84.4%) 12 (7.8%) 10 (6.5%) 2 (1.3%) |
33 (56.9%) 3 (5.2%) 13 (22.4%) 9 (15.5%) | 1 0.98 (0.263–3.693) 5.12 (2.064–12.705) 17.72 (3.655–85.987) |
1 3.68 (0.434–31.204) 3.78 0.774–18.421) 2.32 (1.547–12.596) | 0.233 0.100 0.044* |
*
Statistically significant at p < 0.05, COR, crude odds ratio at 95% confidence interval; AOR, adjusted odds ratio at 95% confidence interval.