Variables | High adherence | Low Adherence | X2, df (p-value) | OR (95% CI) | p-value |
Age groups (years) | 2.7, 4 (0.602) | ||||
30 - 40 | 9 (4.2%) | 6 (7.1%) | 1 | ||
41 - 50 | 26 (12.0%) | 11 (13.1%) | 1.6 (0.5 - 5.5) | 0.525 | |
51 - 60 | 37 (17.1%) | 13 (15.5%) | 1.9 (0.6 - 6.4) | 0.340 | |
61 - 70 | 78 (36.1%) | 24 (28.6%) | 2.2 (0.7 - 6.7) | 0.207 | |
70+ | 66 (30.6%) | 30 (35.7%) | 1.5 (0.5 - 4.5) | 0.558 | |
Gender | 0.070 | ||||
Male | 76 (35.2%) | 38 (45.2%) | 1 | ||
Female | 140 (64.8%) | 46 (54.8%) | 1.5 (0.9 - 2.5) | 0.114 | |
Marital status | 22.6, 4 (<0.0001) | ||||
Single | 6 (2.8%) | 1 (1.2%) | |||
Married | 148 (68.5%) | 38 (45.2%) | 2.3 (1.1 - 4.9) | 0.034 | |
Divorced | 32 (14.8%) | 30 (35.7%) | 0.6 (0.3 - 1.5) | 0.403 | |
Separated | 7 (3.2%) | 1 (1.2%) | 4.3 (0.5 - 38.4) | 0.236 | |
Widowed | 23 (10.6%) | 14 (16.7%) | 1 | ||
Educational level | 36.3, 4 (<0.0001) | ||||
Uneducated | 26 (12.0%) | 1 (1.2%) | 1 | ||
Primary | 5 (2.3%) | 1 (1.2%) | 0.2 (0.01 - 3.6) | 0.335 | |
JHS | 45 (20.8%) | 43 (51.2%) | 0.04 (0.005 - 3.1) | <0.0001 | |
SHS | 96 (44.4%) | 18 (21.4%) | 0.2 (0.03 - 1.6) | 0.124 | |
Tertiary | 44 (20.4%) | 21 (25.0%) | 0.8 (0.01 - 6.3) | 0.003 | |
Occupational status | 2.3, 3 (0.505) | ||||
Government employee | 66 (30.6%) | 20 (23.8%) | 1.6 (0.8 - 3.2) | 0.174 | |
Self-employed | 94 (43.5%) | 37 (44.0%) | 1.3 (0.7 - 2.3) | 0.539 | |
Student | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
Unemployed | 55 (25.5%) | 27 (32.1%) | 1 | ||
Duration of disease (years) | 28.3, (<0.0001) | ||||
<5 | 110 (50.9%) | 47 (56.0%) | 1 | ||
5 - 10 | 85 (39.4%) | 12 (14.3%) | 2.9 (1.5 - 5.8) | 0.002 | |
11 - 15 | 11 (5.1%) | 11 (13.1%) | 0.4 (0.2 - 1.1) | 0.087 | |
>15 | 10 (4.6%) | 14 (16.7%) | 0.3 (0.1 - 0.7) | 0.010 |