Determinants of Noncompliance to Clinic Appointments and Medications among Nigerian Children with Epilepsy: Experience in a Tertiary Health Facility in Enugu, Nigeria
Table 4
The association between noncompliance to medication and some sociodemographic variables.
Compliant (%)
Not compliant (%)
value
Age group (years)
≤5
26 (86.67)
4 (13.33)
0.42
0.81
6–10
30 (81.08)
7 (18.92)
>10
39 (84.78)
7 (15.22)
Gender
Male
64 (86.49)
10 (13.51)
0.91
0.33
Female
31 (70.49)
8 (20.51)
Family size
1
3 (75.00)
1 (25.00)
1.15
0.56
2–4
48 (81.36)
11 (18.64)
≥5
44 (88.00)
6 (12.00)
Position of subject among siblings
1st
20 (86.96)
3 (13.04)
1.16
0.56
2nd–4th
45 (76.27)
11 (23.73)
≥5
30 (88.24)
4 (11.76)
Family type
Monogamy
91 (84.26)
17 (15.74)
0.59
Polygamy
4 (80.00)
1 (20.00)
Place of abode
Rural
31 (91.18)
3 (8.82)
0.14
Urban
64 (81.01)
15 (18.99)
Mothers’ highest education
University
23 (88.46)
3 (11.54)
5.08
0.28
Diploma/national cert in education
7 (77.78)
2 (22.22)
Senior secondary
30 (93.75)
2 (6.25)
Primary/junior secondary
25 (75.76)
8 (24.24)
No formal education
10 (76.92)
3 (23.08)
Fathers’ highest education attainment
University
21 (84)
4 (16.00)
1.28
0.87
Diploma/national cert in education
10 (90.91)
1 (9.09)
Senior secondary
26 (86.67)
4 (13.33)
Primary/junior secondary
25 (83.33)
5 (16.67)
No formal education
13 (76.47)
4 (23.53)
Mothers’ occupation
Professionals/senior managers
9 (90)
1 (10)
2.65
0.62
Intermediate public servants/school teachers and equivalent
19 (82.61)
4 (17.39)
Junior teachers/drivers/artisans
25 (89.29)
3 (10.71)
Messengers/labourers/petty traders
26 (76.47)
8 (23.53)
Unemployed/housewives/students
16 (88.89)
2 (11.11)
Fathers’ occupation
Professionals/senior managers
24 (85.71)
4 (14.29)
0.70
0.95
Intermediate public servants/school teachers and equivalent
