Table 3.
Factors associated with self-care practices of hypertensive patients on follow-up at public Hospitals in the Harari regional state and Dire Dawa City administration, Eastern Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 422).
| Variables | Hypertension self-care practices | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (%) | Poor (%) | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 120 (60.6) | 78 (39.4) | 1.90 (1.12–2.45) | 1.64 (0.96–2.26) |
| Male | 100 (44.6) | 124 (55.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Age | ||||
| <50 | 114 (54.8) | 94 (45.2) | 1.23 (1.02–1.98) | 1.01 (0.67–1.78) |
| ≥50 | 106 (49.5) | 108 (50.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Educational level | ||||
| Formal education | 201 (56.8%) | 153 (43.2%) | 3.39 (1.88–6.98) | 2.45 (1.18–4.85)** |
| No formal education | 19 (27.9) | 49 (72.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 155 (54.6) | 129 (45.4) | 1.35 (1.12–2.13) | 1.09 (0.68–1.76) |
| Rural | 65 (46.7) | 73 (53.3) | 1 | |
| Number medication | ||||
| ≤ Two | 174 (56.5) | 134 (43.5) | 1.92 (1.222–3.56) | 1.40 (0.84–2.91) |
| ≥Three | 46 (40.4) | 68 (59.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Knowledge about hypertension | ||||
| Good | 170 (67.2) | 83 (32.8) | 4.87 (2.33–7.77) | 3.5 (2.17–5.12)** |
| Poor | 50 (29.6) | 119 (70.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Khat chewing | ||||
| No | 173 (63.1) | 101 (36.9) | 3.68 (1.55–3.88) | 2.01 (1.44–3.94)** |
| Yes | 47 (31.8) | 101 (68.2) | 1 | 1 |
| Level of social support | ||||
| Strong | 101 (63.1) | 59 (36.9) | 2.58 (1.36–3.44) | 1.92 (1.16–3.11)* |
| Moderate | 64 (51.6) | 60 (48.4%) | 1.58 (0.73–1.97) | 1.07 (0.64–1.8) |
| Poor | 55 (39.9) | 83 (60.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Depression | ||||
| No | 191 (56.7) | 146 (43.3) | 2.53 (1.41–4.70) | 1.63 (1.23–3.92)* |
| Yes | 29 (34.1) | 56 (65.9) | 1 | 1 |
*
P < 0.05 and **p < 0.001; Hosmer and Lemeshow Test = 0.98.
1 = Reference.