Table 5 Multivariate analysis of socio-demographic factors associated with borrowing and sharing prescription medicine

 60 and above years

117 (7.2)

1.00

1.00

  ≤ 19 Years

105 (6.5)

2.64

1.47–4.74

0.001

4.17

2.24–7.76

< 0.001

 20–29 years

532 (33.0)

2.78

1.71–4.50

< 0.001

3.91

2.46–6.29

< 0.001

 30–39 years

489 (30.3)

1.90

1.18–3.06

0.009

2.94

2.05–4.21

< 0.001

 40–49 years

236 (14.6)

1.83

1.15–2.92

0.011

2.22

1.29–3.82

0.004

 50–59 years

135 (8.4)

1.65

0.94–2.91

0.083

1.87

0.88–3.98

0.103

 Male

512 (31.7)

1.00

1.00

 Female

1102 (68.3)

2.01

1.58–2.55

< 0.001

2.50

1.70–3.47

< 0.001

 None

377 (23.3)

1.00

1.00

 Primary education

786 (48.7)

0.94

0.69–1.27

0.676

0.92

0.73–1.15

0.442

 Ordinary level secondary education

345 (21.4)

0.80

0.56–1.45

0.227

1.09

0.71–1.66

0.691

 Advanced level high school education

87 (05.4)

0.94

0.51–1.74

0.840

0.98

0.63–1.53

0.946

 Tertiary education

19 (01.2)

0.39

0.11–1.36

0.139

0.47

0.19–1.18

0.108

 Catholic

940 (58.2)

1.00

1.00

 Protestant

590 (36.6)

1.15

0.93–1.41

0.189

1.11

0.90–1.36

0.340

 Muslim

12 (0.8)

0.58

0.16–2.09

0.404

0.89

0.34–2.30

0.807

 SDA

15 (0.9)

0.12

0.01–1.09

0.060

0.12

0.01–1.47

0.096

 Pentecostal

57 (03.5)

1.69

1.02–2.81

0.042

2.15

1.15–4.03

0.017

 Peasant farmer

1149 (71.2)

1.00

1.00

 Employed Salary Earning

171 (10.6)

0.44

0.25–0.78

0.005

0.51

0.23–1.09

0.083

 Businessperson

294 (18.2)

1.12

0.84–1.50

0.428

1.80

1.16–2.80

0.009

 Single

362 (22.4)

1.00

1.00

 Married/Cohabiting

1252 (77.6)

1.14

0.87–1.47

0.340

1.17

0.87–1.57

0.311