Research Article
Nonadherence and Contributing Factors among Ambulatory Patients with Antidiabetic Medications in Adama Referral Hospital
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of patients, Adama, Ethiopia, 2014.
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage | Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
| Age (years) | | | Occupation | | | 18–30 | 22 | 8.1 | Government | | | 31–40 | 16 | 5.9 | Employee | 33 | 12.2 | 41–50 | 50 | 18.5 | NGO employee | 20 | 7.4 | 51–60 | 85 | 31.5 | Self-employee | 75 | 27.8 | >60 | 97 | 35.9 | Student | 54 | 20 | | | | Housewife | 6 | 2.2 | | | | Retired | 66 | 24.4 | | | | Dependent | 16 | 5.9 | Sex | | | Monthly income | | | Female | 131 | 48.5 | <500 | 94 | 34.8 | Male | 139 | 51.5 | 501–1000 | 75 | 27.8 | | | | 1001–2000 | 49 | 18.1 | | | | >2000 | 37 | 13.7 | | | | No income | 15 | 5.6 | Marital status | | | Place of residence | | | Single | 18 | 6.7 | Rural | 51 | 18.9 | Married | 184 | 68.1 | Urban | 219 | 81.1 | Divorced | 33 | 12.2 | | | | Separated | 3 | 1.1 | | | | Widow/er | 32 | 11.9 | | | | Educational level | | | Religion | | | Never went | 74 | 27.4 | Orthodox | 149 | 55.2 | Primary school | 97 | 35.9 | Muslim | 63 | 23.3 | Secondary school | 50 | 18.5 | Protestant | 43 | 15.9 | Postsecondary | 49 | 18.1 | Waqefeta | 9 | 3.3 | | | | Others | 6 | 2.2 |
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