Table 7 Binary logistic regression test for predictors of presence of medicines in households, Gondar town, 2015 (n = 771)
From: A household survey of medicine storage practices in Gondar town, northwestern Ethiopia
Variable | Medicines in household | OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Highest level of education in the family | ||||
Reading and writing | 6 (23.1) | 20 (76.9) | 1 | 1 |
Primary education | 22 (23.4) | 72 (76.6) | 1.019 [0.364-2.852] | 1.120 [0.343-3.662] |
Secondary education | 98 (41.9) | 136 (58.1) | 2.402 [0.930-6.202] | 2.582 [0.858-7.771] |
College/university education | 215 (51.6) | 202 (48.4) | 3.548 [1.397-9.013]* | 2.542 [0.833-7.756] |
Presence of a health professional in household | ||||
Yes | 57 (52.8) | 51 (47.2) | 1.492 [0.992-2.243] | 0.853 [0.513-1.418] |
No | 284 (42.8) | 379 (57.2) | 1 | 1 |
Persons with chronic illness in household | ||||
Yes | 150 (86.7) | 23 (13.3) | 13.897 [8.674-22.266]* | 14.824 [9.072-24.222]* |
No | 191 (31.9) | 407 (68.1) | 1 | 1 |
Household monthly income (USD) | ||||
Up to 50 | 54 (32.9) | 110 (67.1) | 1 | 1 |
51–100 | 63 (46.0) | 74 (54.0) | 1.734 [1.086-2.769] * | 1.402 [0.814-2.414] |
101–150 | 59 (53.6) | 51 (46.4) | 2.357 [1.434-3.872] * | 1.813 [1.002-3.278]* |
151–200 | 43 (56.6) | 33 (43.4) | 2.654 [1.519-4.639] * | 2.203 [1.130-4.296]* |
201–250 | 45 (56.3) | 35 (43.8) | 2.619 [1.513-4.534] * | 1.933 [0.971-3.848] |
> 250 | 32 (57.1) | 24 (42.9) | 2.716 [1.459-5.056] * | 2.518 [1.215-5.221]* |
Not disclosed | 45 (30.4) | 103 (69.6) | 0.890 [0.552-1.436] | 0.748 [0.431-1.299] |