Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Glycemic Control and Its Associated Factors among Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Table 5

Bivariant and multivariable analysis of factors associated with knowledge towards glycemic controls on DM patients at the University of Gondar referral hospital, 2018.

Variables	Knowledgeable		COR 95% CI	AOR 95% CI	value
	Good	Poor
Sex
Male	142 (56.8%)	74 (48.4%)	1.00	1.00
Female	108 (43.2%)	79 (51.6%)	0.712 (0.476, 1.067)	0.95 (0.59, 1.53)	0.86^#
Age group
18-25	34 (13.6%)	18 (11.8%)	1.00	1.00
26-35	43 (17.2%)	23 (15.0%)	0.990 (0.461, 2.124)	0.91 (0.34, 2.4)	0.85^#
36-45	43 (17.2%)	21 (13.7%)	1.084 (0.500, 2.350)	1.16 (0.42, 3.2)	0.76^#
≥46	130 (52.0%)	91 (59.5%)	0.756 (0.402, 1.421)	0.92 (0.36, 2.36)	0.87^#
Marital status
Married	176 (43.7%)	91 (59.5%)	1.00	1.00
Divorced	14 (5.6%)	17 (11.1%)	0.426 (0.20, 1.903)	0.485 (0.216, 1.087)	0.079^#
Single	45 (18%)	17 (11.1%)	1.369 (0.742, 2.526)	1.628 (0.840, 3.15)	0.015
Widowed	15 (6%)	28 (18.3%)	0.277 (0.141, 0.545)	0.257 (0.112, 0.590)	0.001
Occupations
Unemployed	48 (19.2%)	36 (23.5%)		1.00
Merchant	49 (19.6%)	33 (21.6%)	1.114 (0.600, 2.065)	0.707 (0.341, 1.464)	0.35^#
Government employed	73 (29.2%)	3 (2.0%)	18.250 (5.319, 62.614)	9.772 (2.650, 36.0)	0.001
Day laborers	7 (2.8%)	8 (5.2%)	0.656 (0.218, 1.977)	0.366 (0.112, 1.199)	0.097^#
Farmer	49 (19.6%)	59 (38.6%)	0.623 (0.351, 1.107)	0.352 (0.176, 0.707)	0.003

Significantly associated. ^#Not significantly associated.