Demographic

Patients’ adherence N (%)

Total

P-value

Adherent N (%)

Non-adherent N (%)

(N = 158)

(N = 193)

(N = 351)

Gender

Male

56 (35.4)

64 (33.2)

120 (34.2)

0.368

Female

102 (64.6)

129 (66.8)

231 (65.8)

Age

20 - 40

40 (25.3)

46 (23.8)

86 (24.5)

0.512

41 - 60

38 (24.1)

57 (29.5)

95 (27.1)

Above 60

80 (50.6)

90 (46.7)

170 (48.4)

Educational level

Illiterate

32 (20.3)

42 (21.8)

74 (21.1)

0.795

Non-formal

8 (5.1)

6 (3.1)

14 (3.9)

Basic

72 (45.5)

83 (43)

155 (44.16)

High secondary

25 (15.8)

34 (17.6)

59 (16.8)

University

21 (13.2)

28 (14.5)

499 (13.9)

Occupation

Officer

19 (12.0)

30 (15.5)

49 (14.0)

0.274

laborer

7 (4.4)

11 (5.7)

18 (5.1)

Non-working

8 (5.1)

4 (2.1)

12 (3.4)

House wife

92 (58.2)

105 (54.4)

197 (56.1)

Retired

30 (19.0)

35 (18.1)

65 (18.5)

Others

2 (1.3)

8 (4.1)

10 (2.8)

Insurance

Have Insurance

129 (81.6)

165 (85.5)

294 (83.8)

0.204

Have not insurance

29 (18.4)

28 (14.5)

57 (16.2)