Research Article

[Retracted] Management Practice, and Adherence and Its Contributing Factors among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital: A Hospital Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 7

Univariate and multivariate binary logistic regression analysis of predictors of medication nonadherence.

VariablesAdherenceCOR, 95 CIAOR, 95 CI
Low to moderate adherenceHigh adherence

Sex
 Female51561.001.00
 Male481011.92(1.15, 3.20)1.56(0.76, 3.2)
Age in years
 ≤6043961.001.00
 > 6056610.49(0.29, 0.81) 0.64 (0.29, 1.42)
Occupation
 Farmer13111.001.00
 Gov’t Employee20402.36(0.90, 6.21)1.14(0.30, 4.34)
 Merchant/Trade6173.35(0.98, 11.45)2.99(0.67, 13.36)
 Daily Laborer7122.03(0.59, 6.93)2.03(0.43, 9.52)
 House wife21160.90(0.32, 2.53)1.41(0.34, 5.88)
 Retired27381.66(0.65, 4.27)2.52(0.63, 10.13)
 Others5235.44(1.55, 19.11)7.46(1.49, 37.26)
Educational status
 Cannot read & write16141.001.00
 Primary43451.2(0.52, 2.74)0.49(0.14, 1.68)
 Secondary24432.05 (0.85, 4.91)0.69(0.18, 2.69)
 Higher Education16553.93(1.59, 9.74)1.14 (0.24, 5.38)
Family income category
 Very Low25151.001.00
 Low39331.41(0.64, 3.1)1.37(0.49, 3.85)
 Average19575.0(2.19, 11.4)4.14(1.45, 11.84)
 Above Average13384.88(1.99, 11.96)3.39(0.91, 12.66)
 High3147.78(1.92, 31.59)6.17(1.02, 37.46)
CKD stage
 1 & 215351.001.00
 323651.21(0.56, 2.61)1.42(0.58, 3.47)
 425300.51 (0.23, 1.15)0.68(0.27, 1.71)
 536270.32 (0.15, 0.70)0.45(0.18, 1.13)
Number of medications
 <5571201.001.00
 ≥ 542370.42 (0.24, 0.72)0.54 (0.27, 1.10)
Number of comorbidities
 0-2751411.001.00
 ≥ 324160.36(0.18, 0.71)0.85(0.35, 2.11)

COR = crude odd ratio; AOR = adjusted odd ratio; statistically significant at P≤0.05 and statistically significant at p ≤ 0.001; students, driver, garage (mechanic), guard, or teacher working in private school.