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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]

  1. * p value < 0.05