Research Article

Determinants of Adherence with Malaria Chemoprophylactic Drugs Used in a Traveler’s Health Clinic

Table 5

Multivariate analysis of some risk factors in both groups.

Variables Group
Mefloquine groupDoxycycline group
Adj. ORAdj. OR

Kuwaiti nationality2 (1.11–4.0)<0.054.5 (2.3–9.5)<0.001
Above secondary21 (4.1–144.2) <0.00120.1 (4.5–125.1)<0.001
White collars0.11 (0.04–0.33)>0.051 (0.5–2.1)>0.05
Leisure travel2.1 (1.1–3.4)<0.057 (2.3–22.9)<0.05
Organized travel4 (2.1–6.5)<0.0511.4 (5.5–20.9)<0.001
African destination51 (6.8–2385)<0.0016.1 (0.41–417)=0.05