Research Article
Self-Care Practice and Associated Factors among Hypertensive Patients in Debre Tabor Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020
Table 6
Factors associated with self-care practice of hypertensive patients in Debre Tabor Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 392).
| | Variables | Self-care practice | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | value | | Good N (%) | Poor N (%) |
| | Age category | | | | | | | <39 years | 10 (35.7%) | 18 (64.3%) | 1 | 1 | | | 40–64 years | 104 (57.1%) | 78 (42.9%) | 2.4 (1.05–5.48) | 3.15 (1.19-8.3) | 0.021 | | ≥65 years | 98 (53.8%) | 84 (46.2%) | 2.1 (0.92–4.79) | 3.8 (1.35-10.7) | 0.012 |
| | Religion | | | | | | | Orthodox | 163 (50.9%) | 157 (49.1%) | 1 | 1 | | | Muslim | 36 (63.2%) | 21 (36.8%) | 1.65 (0.9–2.95) | 0.61 (0.31–1.21) | 0.204 | | Protestant | 13 (86.7%) | 2 (13.3%) | 6.26 (1.4–28.2) | 2.17 (0.51–9.35) | 0.112 |
| | Marital status | | | | | | | Single | 16 (51.6%) | 15 (48.4%) | 1.48 (0.64–3.39) | 1.65 (0.55–4.9) | 0.545 | | Married | 162 (57.9%) | 118 (42.1%) | 1.89 (1.15–3.13) | 1.51 (0.8–2.8) | 0.808 | | Separated | 34 (42%) | 47 (58%) | 1 | 1 | |
| | Educational status | | | | | | | Informal education | 83 (47.7%) | 91 (52.3%) | 1 | 1 | | | Primary education | 36 (56.3%) | 28 (43.7%) | 0.5 (0.3–0.82) | 0.7 (0.37–1.31) | 0.502 | | 2nd education | 22 (50%) | 22 (50%) | 0.71 (0.37–1.33) | 0.78 (0.38–1.57) | 0.882 | | Collage and above | 71 (64.5%) | 39 (35.5%) | 0.55 (0.27–1.12) | 0.53 (0.23–1.24) | 0.063 |
| | Residency | | | | | | | Urban | 175 (60.8%) | 113 (39.2%) | 2.8 (1.76–4.47) | 2.17 (1.21-3.9) | 0.012 | | Rural | 37 (35.6%) | 67 (64.4%) | 1 | 1 | |
| | Use stress management | | | | | | | Yes | 128 (59.8%) | 86 (40.2%) | 1.66 (1.12–2.49) | 1.6 (1.06-2.67) | 0.03 | | No | 84 (47.2%) | 94 (52.8%) | 1 | 1 | |
| | No. of medications | | | | | | | 1 drug | 85 (47.2%) | 95 (52.8%) | 0.37 (0.15–0.9) | 0.53 (0.2–1.38) | 0.795 | | 2 drugs | 108 (58.4%) | 77 (19.6%) | 0.59 (0.24–1.4) | 0.65 (0.25–1.69) | 0.149 | | 3 drugs | 19 (70.4%) | 8 (2%) | 1 | 1 | |
| | Social support | | | | | | | Good social support | 132 (66.7%) | 66 (33.3%) | 2.85 (1.9–4.3) | 2.12 (1.3-3.39) | 0.02 | | Poor social support | 80 (41.2%) | 114 (58.8%) | 1 | 1 | |
| | Self-care agency | | | | | | | Good self-care agency | 126 (61.8%) | 78 (38.2%) | 1.91 (0.1.28–2.8) | 1.35 (0.82–2.22) | 0.21 | | Poor self-care agency | 86 (45.7%) | 102 (54.3%) | 1 | 1 | |
| | Knowledge | | | | | | | Poor knowledge | 88 (43.6%) | 114 (56.4%) | 1 | 1 | | | Good knowledge | 124 (65.3%) | 66 (34.7%) | 2.43 (1.6–3.66) | 1.83 (1.15-2.91) | 0.01 |
| | Wealth index | | | | | | | Rich | 110 (57%) | 83 (43%) | 1.31 (0.88–1.95) | 1.26 (0.80–2.0) | 0.3 | | Poor | 102 (51.3%) | 97 (48.7%) | 1 | 1 | |
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COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. Note: significance at value <0.05. |
