| Variable | Freq (%) | Adherence (N = 223) | Statistics | P value | ||
| Non-adherence | Adherence | |||||
| Age (years) |
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| <30 | 7 (3.1) | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | χ2 = 7.7 | 0.054 | |
| 30 - 40 | 7 (3.1) | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) |
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| 40 - 50 | 23 (10.3) | 14 (60.9) | 9 (39.1) |
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| >50 | 185 (83.1) | 70 (37.8) | 115 (62.2) |
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| NR | 1 (0.4) |
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| Total | 223 (100.0) | 91 (41.0) | 131 (59.0) |
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| Mean ± SD | 61.4±13.1 | 59.7 ± 13.2 | 62.6 ± 13.0 | t = 1.6 | 0.113 | |
| Median (range) | 63.5 (15-93) | 60.0 (13-85) | 65.0 (12-93) |
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| Gender |
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| Male | 84 (37.7) | 25 (29.8) | 59 (70.2) | χ2 = 6.8 | 0.007 | |
| Female | 139 (62.3) | 66 (47.5) | 73 (52.5) |
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| Total | 223 (100.0) | 91 (40.8) | 132 (59.2) |
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| Marital status |
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| Single | 9 (4.0) | 4 (44.4) | 5 (55.6) | χ2 = 4.2 | 0.375 | |
| Married | 157 (70.4) | 66 (42.0) | 91 (58.0) |
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| Widowed | 47 (21.1) | 20 (42.6) | 27 (57.4) |
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| Separated | 8 (3.6) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) |
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| Divorced | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100) |
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| Total | 223 (100.0) | 91 (40.8) | 132 (59.2) |
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| Educational level |
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| Primary | 58 (26.0) | 21 (36.2) | 37 (63.8) | χ2 = 1.5 | 0.675 | |
| Secondary | 63 (28.3) | 29 (46.0) | 34 (54.0) |
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| Tertiary | 53 (23.8) | 20 (37.8) | 33 (62.2) |
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| Postgraduate | 25 (11.2) | 11 (44.0) | 14 (56.0) |
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| NR | 24 (10.8) |
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| Total | 223 (100.0) | 81 (40.7) | 118 (59.3) |
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| Household income |
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| <20,000 | 33 (14.8) | 12 (36.4) | 21 (63.6) | χ2 = 1.5 | 0.689 | |
| 20,000 - 50,000 | 102 (45.7) | 44 (43.1) | 58 (56.9) |
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| 51,000 - 100,000 | 34 (15.2) | 17 (50.0) | 17 (50.0) |
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| >100,000 | 11 (4.9) | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) |
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| NR | 43 (19.3) |
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| Total | 223 (100.0) | 77 (42.8) | 103 (57.2) |
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| Mean ± SD |
| 51,402.6 ± 54,041.7 | 49,789.3 ± 44,040.9 | t = 0.2 | 0.826 | |
| Median | 40,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 |
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