Table 6 Associated factors of DMSQ medication adherence practices in patients with type II diabetes at AHMC (n = 93)
Medication Adherance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | poor | optimum | P-value | |
Hospitalization due to diabetes | No Yes | 2(3.2%) 0(0%) | 61(96.3%) 30(100%) | 1.00 |
Patients attitude | Positive Negative | 0(0%) 2(3.2%) | 30(100%) 61(96.3%) | 0.558 |
Family history of diabetes | Yes No | 2(4.5%) 0(0%) | 42(95.5%) 49(100%) | 0.221 |
Presence of glucometer at home | Yes No | 0(0%) 2(3%) | 26(100%) 65(97.0%) | 1.00 |
Physical exercise | Walking Gymnastic Other None | 0(0%) 2(33.3%) 0(0%) 0(0%) | 66(100%) 4(66.7%) 15(100%) 6(100%) | 0.007 |
Experience of hypoglycemia | Experienced Not-experienced | 0(0%) 2(3.6%) | 38(100%) 53(96.4%) | 0.511 |
Diet control | No yes | 2(5.4%) 0(0%) | 35(94.6%) 56(100%) | 0.156 |
Diabetes follow up | Always Sometimes | 0(0%) 2(6.5%) | 62(100%) 29(93.6%) | 0.109 |
Diabetes complication | No Yes | 2(5.1%) 0(0%) | 37(94.9%) 54(100%) | 0.173 |
Presence of comorbidities | Hypertension IHD Dyslipidemia Other none | 0(0%) 0(0%) 0(0%) 0(0%) 2(4.3%) | 22(100%) 2(100%) 8(100%) 14(100%) 45(95.8%) | 1.00 |
Marital status | Single married divorced widowed/er | 0(0%) 0(0%) 2(50%) 0(0%) | 12(100%) 61(100%) 2(50%) 16(100%) | 0.001 |
Sex of patients | Male female | 0(0%) 2(3.8%) | 41(100%) 50(96.2%) | 0.502 |