Table 3 Effect of selected socio-demographic, clinical and other characteristics on adherence to antihypertensive treatment, GUH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2011

Sex

Male

87

55

0.80(0.51, 1.22)

0.48(0.28, 0.82)**

Female

161

81

1

1

Residence

Rural

51

39

1

Urban

197

97

1.55(0.96, 2.52)*

Marital Status

Single

13

4

1

Married

157

76

0.64

(0.20, 2.02)*

Divorced

22

19

0.36

(0.10, 1.28)*

Widowed

56

37

0.47

(0.14, 1.52)*

Religion

Orthodox

226

117

0.60(.31, 1.15)*

Others

22

19

1

Educational status

Illiterate

119

77

1

Grade 1-6th

39

21

1.20(0.66, 2.20)*

Grade 7-12th

58

25

1.50(0.87, 2.60)*

Diploma and above

32

13

1.59(0.79, 3.23)*

Income level

<= 500 ETB

152

96

1

501‐100 ETB

39

26

0.95(0.54, 1.66)*

> = 1001 ETB

57

14

2.57(1.36, 4.87)*

Government worker

56

18

1.80(0.90, 3.64)*

Merchant

54

39

0.8(0.43, 1.49)*

Employment status

Student

6

2

1.74(0.33, 9.19)*

House wife

57

30

1.10(0.58, 2.08)*

Farmer

25

18

0.81 (0.38, 1.72)*

Retired

50

29

No of co morbidities

None

118

64

2.09(0.98, 4.46)

2.50(1.01, 6.21)**

One

115

55

2.37 (1.10, 5.09)

2.68(1.07, 6.71)**

Two and above

15

17

1

1

BP level

Controlled

136

43

2.63(1.69, 4.08)

2.93(1.73, 4.96)**

Uncontrolled

112

93

1

1

Distance in hrs

<0.5 hrs

112

39

2.05(1.31, 3.21)

2.02(1.19, 3.43)**

≥0.5 hrs

136

97

1

1

Dosage frequency

Once daily

123

56

1.10 (0.27, 4.55)*

BID

119

77

0.77(0.19,3.18)*

TID and above

6

3

1

Knowledge towards

Knowledgeable

224

71

8.55 (4.99, 14.65)

6.21(3.22, 11.97)**

HTN and its treatment

Not Knowledgeable

24

65

1

1

Attitude

Favourable

236

96

8.19 (4.12, 16.29)

3.23(1.31, 7.97)**

Not favourable

12

40

1

1

Pt-provider relationship

Good

239

124

2.57( 1.05, 6.27)*

Poor

9

12

1