Table 5: Association between socio-demographic data and respondents with adherence status in SRH, Ethiopia, 2019.
Variables | Frequency | Status of adherence** | P value | ||
Adherent | Non adherent | ||||
Duration of treatment | 6-11 months | 21 | 2 | 4 | P = 0.281 |
1-3 years | 140 | 79 | 35 | ||
4-6 years | 32 | 33 | 26 | ||
Above 6 years | 4 | 11 | 7 | ||
Marital status | Married | 155 | 96 | 59 | P = 0.102 |
Single | 12 | 5 | 7 | ||
Divorced | 26 | 21 | 5 | ||
Widowed | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
Educational level | Illiterate | 111 | 75 | 36 | P = 0.233 |
Read and write | 41 | 24 | 17 | ||
Primary | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||
Secondary | 10 | 5 | 5 | ||
Above secondary | 27 | 14 | 13 | ||
Occupation | House wife | 38 | 19 | 19 | P = 0.033* |
Employed | 25 | 13 | 12 | ||
Farmer | 85 | 64 | 23 | ||
Daily labor | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
Merchant | 40 | 28 | 12 | ||
Other | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
Family support | Yes | 167 | 107 | 60 | P = 0.670 |
No | 30 | 18 | 12 | ||
Source of medical service or treatments | By payments | 181 | 111 | 70 | P = 0.037* |
Free payments | 16 | 14 | 2 |
*Statistically Significant.
**Status of adherence, 0-2 adherents, 3-8 non adherents.