Table 5 Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with non-adherence to AEMs among adult patients with epilepsy at hospitals of southwest Shewa zone, Oromia, central Ethiopia, 2024.

Duration on treatment

3 months- 1 year

13 (28.3)

33 (71.7)

1.0

1.0

0.001*

1–3 years

64 (58.7)

45 (41.3)

3.6 (1.7–7.62)

4.1 (1.77, 9.43)

3–5 years

47 (41.2)

67 (58.8)

1.78 (0.848–3.74)

1.894 (0.833, 4.308)

0.128

 > 5 years

28 (33.3)

56 (66.7)

1.3 (0.578–2.785)

1.21 (0.487, 2.994)

0.683

Getting health information about their illness

Yes

67 (33.2)

135 (66.8)

1.0

1.0

0.001*

No

85 (56.3)

66 (43.7)

2.59 (1.680–4.1)*

2.36 (1.423, 3.8)

Perception to distance to the health facility

Big problem

90 (58.1)

65 (41.9)

3.037 (1.96–4.71)*

2.7 (1.56, 4.66)

0.000*

Not a big problem

62 (31.3)

136 (68.7)

1.0

1.0