Table 2 Meta-regression analysis of the studies based on sample size, response rate, country, study regions in Africa, study period, publication year, and tool used to assess adherence.

From: Non-adherence with the treatment regimen and its associated factors among patients with schizophrenia in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Variables

Coefficient

Std. err.

z

P>|z|

[95% conf.

interval]

Response rate

1.146237

0.9319874

1.23

0.219

-0.6804249, 2.972899

Sample size

0.0083872

0.0246008

0.34

0.733

-0.0398294, 0.0566039

Country

-6.111315

3.33123

-1.83

0.067

-12.64041, 0 0.4177754

Publication year

4.279761

9.385236

0.46

0.648

-14.11496, 22.67449

Study region in Africa

20.52528

8.93436

2.30

0.022

3.014256, 38.0363

Study period

-0.6459958

2.181433

-0.30

0.767

-4.921526, 3.629535

Tool used to assess adherence

30.92032

13.92252

2.22

0.026

3.632693, 58.20796

_cons

-118.0641

106.7675

-1.11

0.269

-327.3245, 91.19644

  1. Test of residual homogeneity: Q_res = chi2(8) = 190.86 Prob > Q_res = 0.0000.
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