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Table 2 Factors affecting medication adherence of patients attending Zewuditu Memorial Hospital

From: Medication adherence and its associated factors among diabetic patients at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variable

COR [95% CI]

AOR [95% CI]

p value

Knowledge of medication

0.179 (0.028–1.156)

4.905 (1.64–14.62)

0.004

Medication availability

0.011 (0.001–0.086)

0.175 (0.031–0.987)

0.048

Satisfaction

0.012 (0.002–0.971)

1.78 (0.518–6.128)

0.36

Perception about treatment outcome

2.089 (0.525–8.315)

1.955 (0.453–8.44)

0.369

Side effect knowledge

0.475 (0.109–2.068)

0.355 (0.064–1.956)

0.234

Complexity of regiment

31.952 (9.12–11.84)

2.822 (0.786–10.23)

0.112

Length of treatment

1.545 (0.165–14.47)

0.534 (.054–4.992)

0.465

Education level

0.027 (0.003–0.218)

13.65 (1.45–128.456

0.022

  1. p value of 0.05 or less was considered statistically significant (in italics)