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. 2022 Jul 18;7(7):138. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed7070138

Table 5.

Determinants of treatment adherence.

Bivariate Regression Multivariate Regression
OR IC 95% p-Value aOR IC 95% p-Value
   Residence of the responder
         Rural 1 1
         Urban 1.6 1.2–2.1 0.000 1.8 1.3–2.6 0.001
   Education of the responder
         Illiterate 1 1
         Primary school 0.9 0.5–1.6 0.735 1.6 0.6–4.8 0.382
         Secondary school 1.1 0.6–1.8 0.820 2.0 0.7–5.5 0.195
         University 1.7 0.9–3.1 0.091 3.2 1.1–9.6 0.040
   Religion of the responder
         Protestant 1 1
         Catholic 1.2 0.9–1.7 0.169 1.5 1.0–2.3 0.043
         Evangelical 0.8 0.6–1.1 0.104 1.2 0.7–1.8 0.510
         Kimbanguist 0.8 0.4–1.6 0.496 1.0 0.4–2.5 0.974
         Muslim 1.1 0.6–2.0 0.688 1.9 0.9–3.9 0.90
         African religion 1.1 0.2–5.5 0.948 1.0 0.1–17.4 0.989
         Atheist 2.1 0.2–18.3 0.496 2.3 0.2–24.2 0.498
   Behaviour in case of suspected malaria
         Non-recommended 1 1
         Recommended 1.8 1.4–2.3 0.000 1.7 1.2–2.4 0.004
   Main source of information on antimalarials
         Medical staff 1 1
         Media 0.9 0.7–1.3 0.701 1.0 0.6–1.4 0.850
         CHW 0.4 0.2–0.6 0.000 0.4 0.3–0.7 0.000
         Relatives 1.3 0.7–2.4 0.445 1.4 0.7–2.9 0.317
         Other (church, social media, etc.) 0.7 0.3–1.8 0.489 0.7 0.3–1.9 0.507