Table 4 Factors associated with willingness to receive cellphone based medication reminder for AED at University of Gondar Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 394)
Variable | Category | Willingness | OR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | ||||
Marital status | Single | 103 (62.0) | 63 (38.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Married | 133 (73.1) | 49 (26.9) | 1.66 (1.06–2.61) | 5.75 (1.11–29.70)* | |
Widowed | 13 (61.9) | 8 (38.1) | 0.99 (0.39–2.53) | 3.98 (1.00–15.77) | |
Divorced | 22 (88.0) | 3 (12.0) | 4.49 (1.29–15.60) | 5.15 (1.29–20.49)* | |
Residence | Urban | 160 (85.6) | 27 (14.4) | 5.13 (3.14–8.37) | 5.63 (3.18–9.96)* |
Rural | 111 (53.6) | 96 (46.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Monthly income | < 500 | 47 (50.0) | 47 (50.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
500–1000 | 86 (67.7) | 41 (32.3) | 2.10 (1.21–3.63) | 0.86 (0.36–2.06) | |
1001–2000 | 81 (79.4) | 21 (20.6) | 3.86 (2.06–7.22) | 0.85 (0.38–1.94) | |
> 2000 | 57 (80.3) | 14 (19.7) | 4.07 (2.00–8.29) | 2.43 (1.03–5.75)* | |
Smoking | Yes | 18 (94.7) | 1 (5.3) | 8.68 (1.15 65.77) | 3.16 (0.37–26.81) |
No | 253 (67.5) | 122 (32.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Experience forgetting | Yes | 169 (80.9) | 40 (19.1) | 3.44 (2.19–5.39) | 2.63 (1.44–4.80)* |
No | 102 (55.1) | 83 (44.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Missed Clinic appointment | Yes | 131 (78.9) | 35 (21.1) | 2.35 (1.49–3.72) | 1.16 (0.60–2.25) |
No | 140 (61.4) | 88 (38.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Ever missed a dose of AED | Yes | 174 (74.7) | 59 (25.3) | 1.95 (1.26–3.00) | 1.24 (0.62–2.47) |
No | 97 (60.2) | 64 (39.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Ever Forget to take AED | Yes | 101 (82.1) | 22 (17.9) | 2.73 (1.62–4.60) | 2.17 (1.06–4.43)* |
No | 170 (62.7) | 101 (37.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |