Table 4 Summarized factor associated with antipsychotic medication non-adherence among patients with schizophrenia in SSA.

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

Model

AOR

(95% CI)

P-value

Heterogeneity

(I2 %)

Number

of Studies

Egger

Test

(Publication Bias)

Alcohol

use

Random

2.696

(1.213 5.991)

P = 0.0149

62.99%

2

0.2965

EPS

Random

3.945

(1.836,8.475)

0.0004

61.22

4

0.0085

Substance use

Random

2.303

(1.429,3.712)

0.0006

46.05%

4

0.0209

Polypharmacy

Random

2.146

(1.556, 2.959)

0.0000

0.00

3

0.8720

Khat use

Random

1.182

(0.275,5.081)

0.8222

94.67

3

0.0027

Perceived stigma

Random

2.576

(1.729,3.840)

0.0000

36.32

2

0.2101

No family

support

Random

2.014

(1.333 ,3.043)

0.0009

17.23

2

0.6916

Negative Attitude

towards drug

Random

1.163

(0.230, 5.890)

0.8554

88.89

3

0.0195

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