Research Article
Proportion of Ophthalmic Self-Medication and Associated Factors among Adult Ophthalmic Patients Attending Borumeda Hospital, Dessie, Northeast Ethiopia
Table 3
Factors associated with ophthalmic self-medication among adult ophthalmic patients attending Borumeda Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia, June 2019 (n = 402).
| Variables | Ophthalmic self-medication | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | Yes | No |
| Age-group (years) | 18–28 | 25 | 83 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 29–42 | 35 | 66 | 1.76 (0.96, 3.22) | 2.19 (1.06, 4.52) | 43–60 | 34 | 66 | 1.71 (0.93, 3.14) | 1.69 (0.80, 3.57) | ≥61 | 21 | 72 | 0.96 (0.50, 1.87) | 0.89 (0.38, 2.09) |
| Health insurance | No | 77 | 129 | 2.48 (1.57, 3.90) | 4.29 (2.35, 7.84) | Yes | 38 | 158 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Previous history of ocular illness | Yes | 67 | 98 | 2.69 (1.72, 4.19) | 2.62 (1.53, 4.48) | No | 48 | 189 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Family or friends experience of ocular Illness | Yes | 39 | 40 | 3.16 (1.90, 5.28) | 2.65 (1.43, 4.92) | No | 76 | 247 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Availability eye medication bottle/tube at home | Yes | 39 | 24 | 5.62 (3.18, 9.93) | 4.59 (2.36, 8.92) | No | 76 | 263 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Travel distance to get eye care services | Far | 94 | 206 | 1.76 (1.02, 3.01) | 3.11 (1.58, 6.12) | Near | 21 | 81 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Knowledge | Poor | 44 | 37 | 4.18 (2.51, 6.97) | 6.22 (3.26, 11.85) | Good | 71 | 250 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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; ; ; 1.00 = reference; CI = confidence interval. |