Table 7.
Factors associated with stroke prevention practices in hypertensive patients attending in chronic illness follow-up clinic of University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 393).
| Variables | Categories | Stroke prevention practice | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Poor | ||||
| Age | <50 | 52 (44.8) | 64 (55.2) | 1 | 1 |
| 50–65 | 100 (55.9) | 79 (44.1) | 1.56 (0.97, 2.5) | 0.918 (0.49, 1.69) | |
| >65 | 51 (52) | 47 (48) | 1.34 (0.78, 2.29) | 1.02 (0.48, 2.18) | |
| Education | No formal education | 62 (32.3) | 130 (67.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Primary education | 51 (56.7) | 39 (43.3) | 2.74 (1.63, 4.6) | 2.61 (1.44, 4.73)* | |
| Secondary education and above | 90 (81.1) | 21 (18.9) | 8.99 (5.12,15.8) | 3.75 (1.99, 7.05) * | |
| Occupation | Housewife | 38 (66.7) | 19 (33.3) | 5.078 (2.18, 11.83) | 0.50 (0.16, 1.55) |
| Farmer | 33 (78.6) | 9 (21.4) | 9.31 (3.503, 24.75) | 0.56 (0.15,2.10) | |
| Government employee | 55 (52.9) | 49 (47.1) | 2.85 (1.348, 6.022) | 0.74 (0.28, 1.94) | |
| Private | 64 (44.4) | 80 (55.6) | 2.03 (0.98, 4.18) | 0.80 (0.32, 2.01) | |
| Retired | 13 (28.3) | 33 (71.7) | 1 | ||
| Residence | Urban | 188 (66.9) | 93 (33.1) | 13.07 (7.19, 23.77)** | 9.65 (5.04, 18.44) ** |
| Rural | 15 (13.4) | 97 (86.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| Family income | ≤ 5,000 | 181 (50.4) | 178 (49.6) | 1 | 1 |
| >5,000 | 29 (85.3) | 5 (14.7) | 4.01 (1.703, 9.45) | 0.83 (0.29, 2.34) | |
| Duration of HTN | <5 years | 116 (58.3) | 83 (41.7) | 1.0.34 (0.903, 1.99) | 1.9 (1.15, 3.14) * |
| ≥5 years | 94 (48.5) | 100 (51.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| Knowing someone with stroke | Yes | 97 (70.8) | 40 (29.2) | 3.1 (1.99, 4.8) | 2.27 (1.30, 3.93) * |
| No | 113 (44.1) | 143 (55.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| Smoking habit | Yes | 9 (81.8) | 2 (18.2) | 4.36 (0.93, 20.5) | 1.20 (0.22, 6.43) |
| No | 201 (52.6) | 181 (47.4) | 1 | 1 | |
| Physically active | Yes | 87 (69.6) | 38 (30.4) | 2.57 (1.64, 4.001) | 1.76 (1.03, 3.01) * |
| No | 123 (45.9) | 145 (54.1) | 1 | 1 | |
*
Significant at p value ≤ 0.05,
**
Significant at p value ≤ 0.001.