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Table 2 Factors associated with adherence

From: Medication adherence and survival among hospitalized heart failure patients in a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

Control group

Comparative group

OR

95% CI

p-value

Adj. OR

Adj. 95% CI

Adj. p-value

Age < 50

Age ≥ 50

0.8

0.5–1.2

0.3

–

–

–

Female

Male

1.2

0.7–1.8

0.5

–

–

–

≥ Secondary education

≤ Primary education

5.3

3.3–8.6

<0.001

1.9

0.9–4.0

0.07

Married

Single

1.7

1.0–2.8

0.05

–

–

–

Employed

No employment

0.3

0.2–0.5

<0.001

1.2

0.6–2.4

0.6

Urban

Rural

2.5

1.5–4.3

0.001

2.0

1.1–3.7

0.03

No comorbidity

≥ 1 comorbidity

0.9

0.5–1.4

0.56

–

–

–

Health insurance

Not insured

11.9

7.0–20.2

<0.001

8.7

4.7–16.0

<0.001

HFpEF

HFrEF

1.3

0.8–2.1

0.28

–

–

–