Variable

Non-Adherent (%)

Adherent (%)

Total (%)

Crude Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval

P Value

n = 27

n = 75

n = 102

Health Care Worker Patient Relationship

HCW was friendly

Agree

17 (20.48)

66 (79.52)

83 (100.00)

4.314 (1.514 - 12.284)

0.006*

Uncertain

10 (52.63)

9 (47.37)

19 (100.00)

Ref

HCW wasn’t impersonal towards me

Agree

20 (23.26)

66 (76.74)

86 (100.00)

2.567 (0.848 - 7.766)

0.095

Uncertain

7 (43.75)

9 (56.25)

16 (100.00)

Ref

HCW treated me courteously

Agree

21 (24.14)

66 (75.86)

87 (100.00)

2.095 (0.668 - 6.576)

0.205

Uncertain

6 (40.00)

9 (60.00)

15 (100.00)

Ref

Health Care Worker Attitude

HCW was respectful

Agree

16 (19.05)

68 (80.95)

84 (100.00)

6.679 (2.239 - 19.923)

0.001*

Uncertain

11 (61.11)

7 (38.89)

18 (100.00)

Ref

HCW made me feel unwanted

Uncertain

10 (62.50)

6 (37.50)

16 (100.00)

0.1478 (0.047 - 0.464)

0.001*

Disagree

17 (19.77)

69 (80.23)

86 (100.00)

Ref

Health Care Worker Empathy

Feel supported in dealing with illness

Agree

11 (14.47)

65 (85.53)

76 (100.00)

9.455 (3.422 - 26.118)

<0.001*

Disagree

16 (61.54)

10 (38.46)

26 (100.00)

Ref

HCW kept me from worrying

Agree

17 (22.37)

59 (77.63)

76 (100.00)

1.542 (0.104 - 2.581)

0.423

Uncertain

6 (46.15)

7 (53.85)

13 (100.00)

0.519 (0.422 - 5.634)

0.512

Disagree

4 (30.77)

9 (69.23)

13 (100.00)

Ref

Health Care Worker Communication

HCW explained difficult terms

Agree

21 (24.42)

65 (75.58)

86 (100.00)

1.857 (0.603 - 5.722)

0.281

Disagree

6 (37.50)

10 (62.50)

16 (100.00)

Ref

HCW explained reason for treatment administered

Agree

19 (25.00)

57 (75.00)

76 (100.00)

1.333 (0.50 - 3.558)

0.566

Uncertain

8 (30.77)

18 (69.23)

26 (100.00)

Ref

HCW allowed patient say what they felt was important

Agree

14 (20.59)

54 (79.41)

68 (100.00)

2.314 (0.718 - 7.46)

0.934

Uncertain

7 (38.89)

11 (61.11)

18 (100.00)

0.943 (0.236 - 3.772)

0.16

Disagree

6 (37.50)

10 (62.50)

16 (100.00)

Ref

HCW gave patient adequate time to raise concerns

Agree

12 (16.00)

63 (84.00)

75 (100.00)

6.563 (2.467 - 17.458)

<0.001*

Disagree

15 (55.56)

12 (144.44)

27 (100.00)

Ref

HCW involved patient in health decisions

Agree

9 (17.65)

42 (82.35)

51 (100.00)

3.02 (1.061 - 8.592)

0.038

Uncertain

7 (30.43)

16 (69.57)

23 (100.00)

1.479 (0.460 - 4.755)

0.511

Disagree

11 (39.29)

17 (60.71)

28 (100.00)

Ref

HCW paid full attention to my concerns

Agree

13 (19.40)

54 (80.60)

67 (100.00)

1.510 (0.414 - 5.513)

0.532

Uncertain

10 (50.00)

10 (50.00)

20 (100.00)

0.364 (0.086 - 1.537)

0.169

Disagree

4 (26.67)

11 (73.33)

15 (100.00)

Ref

Health Care Worker Education and Counselling

Patient informed of importance of taking treatment

Agree

23 (25.56)

67 (74.44)

90 (100.00)

1.457 (0.401 - 5.293)

0.568

Uncertain

4 (33.33)

8 (66.67)

12 (100.00)

Ref

Patient informed of interaction between drugs and nutrition

Agree

10 (15.63)

54 (84.38)

64 (100.00)

4.371 (1.725 - 11.075)

0.002*

Disagree

17 (44.74)

21 (55.26)

38 (100.00)

Ref

Patient advised on how to avoid illness

Agree

22 (25.00)

66 (75.00)

88 (100.00)

1.667 (0.504 - 5.06)

0.402

Disagree

5 (35.71)

9 (64.29)

14 (100.00)

Ref