Table 7 Bivariate association between patients’ socio-demographic and the predictors of therapeutic communication practices at HTH
Variables | Practices regarding therapeutic communication | Chi-square value (X2) P- value | COR (95% CI) [P-value] | AOR (95% CI) [P-value] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bad practices n (%) | Good practices n (%) | ||||
Age | Â | Â | 7.804(0.099) | Â | Â |
20–29 | 4(30.8) | 9(69.2) |  |  |  |
30–39 | 7(21.9) | 25(78.1) |  | 1.59(0.37–6.74),0.531 |  |
40–49 | 17(44.7) | 21(55.3) |  | 0.55(0.14–2.09),0.381 |  |
50–59 | 37(49.3) | 38(50.7) |  | 0.46(0.13–1.61),0.223 |  |
60+ | 37(40.2) | 55(59.8) |  | 0.66(0.19–2.30),0.526 |  |
Sex | Â | Â | 5.708(0.017) | Â | Â |
Female | 45(33.8) | 88(66.2) | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 57(48.7) | 60(51.3) |  | 0.54(0.32–0.89),0.017 | 0.92(0.46–1.84),0.817 |
Level of education | Â | Â | 5.477(0.242) | Â | Â |
No formal education | 14(50.0) | 14(50.0) |  | 0.5(0.19–1.31),0.161 |  |
Primary | 12(54.6) | 10(45.5) |  | 0.42(0.15–1.18),0.100 |  |
JHS | 15(33.33) | 30(66.7) | Â | Â | Â |
Secondary | 29(45.3) | 35(54.7) |  | 0.60(0.27–1.33),0.211 |  |
Tertiary | 32(35.2) | 59(64.8) |  | 0.92(0.43–1.96),0.833 |  |
Main occupation | Â | Â | 14.979(0.005) | Â | Â |
Civil servant | 20(27.8) | 52(72.2) |  | 2.23(1.05–4.72),0.036 | 4.99(1.75–14.22),0.003 |
Farmer | 17(60.7) | 11(39.3) |  | 0.55(0.22–1.41),0.216 |  |
Trader | 14(30.4) | 32(69.6) |  | 1.96(0.85–4.50),0.113 |  |
Unemployed | 27(51.9) | 25(49.1) |  | 0.79(0.37–1.71),0.556 |  |
Artisan | 24(46.2) | 28(53.9) | Â | Â | Â |
Religion | Â | Â | 12.418(0.002) | Â | Â |
African Traditional | 8(100.0) | 0(0.0) | Â | 1(empty) | 1(empty) |
Christianity | 90(38.5) | 144(61.5) |  | 1.6(0.39–6.56),0.65 |  |
Islam | 4(50.0) | 4(50.0) | Â | - | - |
Marital status | Â | Â | 4.800(0.187) | Â | Â |
Never married | 9(36.0) | 16(64.0) |  | 2.46(0.83–7.28),0.103 |  |
Married | 66(39.5) | 101(60.5) |  | 2.12(0.97–4.61),0.059 |  |
Widowed | 9(33.3) | 18(66.7) | Â | Â | Â |
Widowed | 9(33.3) | 18(66.7) |  | 2.77(0.95–8.09),0.063 |  |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | 7.955(0.093) | Â | Â |
Akan | 18(51.4) | 17(48.6) | Â | Â | Â |
Ewe | 60(36.6) | 104(63.4) |  | 1.84(0.88–3.83),0.105 |  |
Ga/Dangme | 3(27.3) | 8(72.7) |  | 2.82(0.64–12.44),0.170 |  |
Guan | 19(57.6) | 14(42.4) |  | 0.78(0.29–2.20),0.611 |  |
Mole-Dagbani | 2(28.6) | 5(71.4) |  | 2.65(0.45–15.52),0.281 |  |
Persons in Household | Â | Â | 0.7869(0.375) | Â | Â |
1–5 | 92(41.8) | 128(58.2) |  | 1.44(0.64–3.22),0.377 |  |
6–10 | 10(33.3) | 20(66.7) |  |  |  |
Health financing | Â | Â | 5.098(0.078) | Â | Â |
Self | 59(46.5) | 68(53.5) | Â | Â | Â |
NHIS | 13(27.7) | 34(72.3) |  | 0.75(0.42–1.34),0.332 |  |
Family support | 30(39.5) | 46(60.5) |  | 1.71(0.78–3.75),0.184 |  |
Diagnosed CNCD | Â | Â | 1.93(0.588) | Â | Â |
Diabetes | 22(35.5) | 40(64.5) | Â | Â | Â |
Hypertension | 26(38.2) | 42(61.8) |  | 0.89(0.44–1.81),0.745 |  |
Stroke | 27(43.6) | 35(56.5) |  | 0.71(0.35–1.47),0.359 |  |
Comorbid(Diabetes, Hypertension) | 17(31.5) | 37(68.5) |  | 1.19(0.55–2.59),0.649 |  |