Table 7 Determinants of DRPs among geriatric patients admitted from April to July to medical and surgical wards of JUMC, Ethiopia, 2017
Univariable logistic regression analysis | Multivariate logistic regression analysis | |||||
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Determinants | Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | P value | COR (95% C.I) | P value | AOR (95% C.I) |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 108 (66.3) | 27 (73 s) | Reference | Reference | ||
Female | 55 (33.7) | 10 (27) | 0.43 | 1.37 (0.62–3.04) | 0.33 | 1.6 (0.62–4.12) |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 128 (78.5) | 30 (81.1) | Reference | Reference | ||
Divorced | 4 (2.5) | 2 (5.4) | 0.39 | 0.47 (0.08–2.68) | 0.72 | 1.2 (0.4–3.9) |
Widowed | 31 (19) | 5 (13.5) | 0.48 | 1.45 (0.52–4.04) | 0.12 | 5.7 (0.6–52) |
Educational level | ||||||
Educated | 56 (34.4) | 12 (32.4) | Reference | Reference | ||
No formal education | 107 (65.6) | 25 (67.6) | 0.82 | 1.09 (0.51–2.33) | 0.42 | 1.2 (0.4–3.2) |
Reliance on care giver | ||||||
No | 39 (23.9) | 11 (29.7) | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 124 (76.1) | 26 (70.3) | 0.463 | 1.35 (0.61–2.96) | 0.55 | 1.3 (0.5–3.5) |
Economic status | ||||||
≥ 800 Birr | 61 (37.4) | 12 (32.4) | Reference | Reference | ||
< 800 Birr | 102 (62.6) | 25 (67.6) | 0.57 | 0.80 (0.38–1.71) | 0.48 | 1.4 (0.5–3.6) |
Residence | ||||||
Urban | 52 (31.9) | 11 (29.7) | Reference | Reference | ||
Rural | 111 (68.1) | 26 (70.3) | 0.79 | 0.903 (0.415–1.966) | 0.47 | 0.7 (0.3–1.8) |
Polypharmacy | ||||||
No | 97 (59.5) | 32 (86.5) | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 66 (40.5) | 5 (13.5) | 0.004 | 4.36 (1.61–11.75) | 0.02 | 3.35 (1.21–9.26) |
Comorbidities, mean (SD) | 2.20 (1.157) | 0.006 | 1.79 (1.18–2.71) | 0.04 | 1.588 (1.03–2.45) | |