Antiepileptic Drug Nonadherence and Its Predictors among People with Epilepsy

Table 3

Factors associated with antiepileptic drug nonadherence among people with epilepsy, Ethiopia, 2015 ().

Independent variables	AEDs nonadherence		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	No	Yes
Co morbid illness
No	266	156	1	1
Yes	14	14	1.71 (0.79–3.67)	1.29 (0.53, 3.10)
Reported side effect
No	216	107	1	1
Yes	64	63	1.99 (1.31–3.02)	1.70 (1.06, 2.72)
Getting medication
Free	125	40	1	1
Payment	155	130	2.62 (1.71–4.01)	2.76 (1.73, 4.42)
Getting health information
No	77	84	2.58 (1.73–3.84)	2.20 (1.41, 3.43)
Yes	203	86	1	1
Ever substance use
no	258	147	1	1
Yes	22	23	1.84 (0.99–3.41)	1.35 (0.67, 2.73)
Duration on treatment
3 months–1 year	96	25	1	1
2 years–5 years	117	76	2.49 (1.47–4.22)	2.32 (1.31, 4.10)
6 years and above	67	69	3.96 (2.27–6.88)	3.47 (1.88, 6.40)
Social support
Poor social support	58	70	3.23 (1.85–5.64)	1.88 (1.01, 3.50)
Moderate social support	147	72	1.31 (0.78–2.20)	1.04 (0.59, 1.83)
Strong social support	75	28	1	1
Perceived stigma
No	209	84	1	1
Yes	71	86	3.01 (2.01–4.51)	2.27 (1.45, 3.56)