Table 5 Multivariate analysis for the associated factors of the non-adherence to medications

Sex

 Male

47

43.93

1

0.002**

 Female

60

56.07

2.1

1.13

3.71

Duration of diabetes

 1-3 years

49

45.79

1

0.042*

 4-10yrs

26

24.3

2.57

1.04

6.37

0.023*

 More than 10 years

32

29.91

1.03

0.34

3.12

0.031*

Education

 No formal education

17

15.89

1

0.002*

 Primary

51

47.66

3.56

1.12

11.28

0.031*

 Secondary

39

36.45

2.96

1.11

7.87

0.030*

DPCS

 Good communication

37

34.58

1

0.046*

 Poor communication

70

65.42

2.18

1.01

4.68

Employment status

 Jobless

28

26.17

1

0.061

 Public employee

28

26.17

2.01

0.92

4.38

0.08

 Private

51

47.66

1.06

0.38

2.97

0.906

Residence

 Kigali

76

71.03

1

0.089

 Out of Kigali

31

28.97

2.19

0.89

5.39

Attitudes of the family members towards patients with T2DM

 Very concerned

46

42.99

1

0.031*

 Not concerned

37

34.58

0.1.5

0.4

5.5

0.54

 Perceived as burdensome

24

22.43

5.8

1.3

25.7

0.021*

BMI

 Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m²)

10

9.35

1

0.003**

 Normal (18.5 kg/m²-24 kg/m²)

32

29.91

5.17

1.63

16.37

0.005*

 Overweight/obese (more than 24)

65

60.75

3.6

1.04

9.1

0.02*

Anti-diabetic medication

 Single OHA

59

55.14

1

0.011*

 OHA and Insulin

29

27.1

0.59

0.24

1.42

0.023*

 Insulin alone

19

17.76

0.26

0.09

0.74

0.011*

Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1C)

 Good (= < 7)

20

18.69

1

0.002**

 Poor (> 7)

87

81.31

4.26

1.7

10.69

Glycaemia (in g/dl)

 Less than 170 g/dl

11

10.28

1

0.0456*

 170–250 g/dl

28

26.17

3.17

1.06

9.5

0.04*

 More than250 g/dl

68

63.55

0.8

0.33

1.97

0.626

Presence of diabetes complications

 Retinopathy complication

  Yes

48

44.86

1

0.325

  No

59

55.14

1.43

0.7

2.9

 Skin infections

  Yes

71

66.36

1

0.009**

  No

36

33.64

0.36

0.17

0.77