Table 1 Sociodemographic factors of caregiver and children, and their association with adherence
Characteristics | n(%) | Adherence status, n(%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adherent | Non adherent | ||||
Age of child | |||||
<3 | 11(5.7) | 10(90.9) | 1(9.1) | 2.62(0.31-21.87) | 0.375 |
3-5 | 40(20.7) | 34(85.0) | 6(15.0) | 1.48(0.54-4.12) | 0.449 |
6-8 | 60(31.1) | 52(86.7) | 8(13.3) | 1.70(0.68-4.25) | 0.256 |
>8 | 82(42.5) | 65(79.3) | 17(20.7) | 1 | |
Gender of child | |||||
Male | 120(62.2) | 102(85.0) | 18(15.0) | 1.35(0.62-2.90) | 0.450 |
Female | 73(37.8) | 59(80.8) | 14(19.2) | 1 | |
Gender of caregiver | |||||
Male | 32(16.6) | 29 (90.6) | 3 (9.4) | 2.12(0.61-7.45) | 0.239 |
Female | 161(83.4) | 132 (82) | 29 (18) | 1 | |
Age of caregiver | |||||
16-24 | 18(9.3) | 14(77.8) | 4(22.2) | 1.02(0.25-4.12) | 0.977 |
25-34 | 69(35.8) | 62(89.9) | 7(10.1) | 2.58(0.82-8.15) | 0.105 |
35-44 | 75(38.9) | 61(81.3) | 14(18.7) | 1.27(0.46-3.53) | 0.646 |
>44 | 31(16.1) | 24(77.4) | 7(22.6) | 1 | |
Ethnic group | |||||
Tigre | 176(91.2) | 146(83.0) | 30(17.0) | 1 | |
Amara | 17(8.8) | 15(88.2) | 2(11.8) | 1.54(0.34-7.09) | 0.579 |
Employment status | |||||
Farmer | 7(3.6) | 6(85.7) | 1(14.3) | 2.00(0.14-28.42) | 0.609 |
Merchant | 22(11.4) | 19(86.4) | 3(13.6) | 2.11(0.28-15.77) | 0.466 |
Student | 7(3.6) | 6(85.7) | 1(14.3) | 2.00(0.14-28.42) | 0.609 |
Gov’t employee | 29(15.0) | 24(82.8) | 5(17.2) | 1.60(0.25-10.36) | 0.622 |
NGO | 21(10.9) | 15(71.4) | 6(28.6) | 1.60(0.13-5.35) | 0.848 |
Unemployed | 99(51.3) | 85(85.9) | 14(14.1) | 0.83(0.37-11.04) | 0.416 |
Other | 8(4.1) | 6(75.0) | 2(25.0) | 1 | |
Marital status | |||||
Unmarried | 58(30.1) | 53(91.4) | 5(8.6) | 6.70(2.08-21.52) | 0.001 |
Married | 104(53.9) | 89(85.6) | 15(14.4) | 3.75(1.51-9.28) | 0.004 |
Divorced/Separated | 31(16.1) | 19(61.3) | 12(38.7) | 1 | |
Educational status | |||||
Illiterate | 63(32.6) | 52(82.6) | 11(17.4) | 1.24(0.38-4.05) | 0.717 |
Read and write | 14(7.3) | 13(92.9) | 1(7.1) | 3.42(0.36-32.78) | 0.286 |
Elementary | 56(29.0) | 50(89.3) | 6(10.7) | 2.19(0.60-8.04) | 0.236 |
High school | 36(18.7) | 27(75.0) | 9(25.0) | 0.79(0.23-2.73) | 0.709 |
Collage/university | 24(12.4) | 19(79.2) | 5(20.8) | 1 | |
Religion of caregiver | |||||
Orthodox | 177(91.7) | 151(85.3) | 26(14.7) | 4.15(1.22-14.06) | 0.022 |
Catholic | 4(2.1) | 3(75.0) | 1(25.0) | 2.14(0.17-27.10) | 0.556 |
Muslim | 12(6.2) | 7(58.3) | 5(41.7) | 1 | |
Monthly income in ETB | |||||
<500 | 115(59.6) | 97(84.4) | 18(15.6) | 1.03(0.41-2.55) | 0.955 |
500-1000 | 28(14.5) | 22(78.6) | 6(21.4) | 0.70(0.22-2.27) | 0.550 |
>1000 | 50(25.9) | 42(84.0) | 8(16.0) | 1 | |
Family size | |||||
<5 | 100(51.8) | 83(83.0) | 17(17.0) | 1 | |
≥5 | 93(48.2) | 78(83.9) | 15(16.1) | 1.07(0.50-2.28) | 0.871 |
Relation with child | |||||
Biological parent | 147(76.2) | 119(81.0) | 28(19.0) | 1 | |
Non biological parent | 46(23.8) | 42(91.3) | 4(8.7) | 2.47(0.82-7.46) | 0.109 |