Table 5 Determinants of potentially inappropriate medications vis-à-vis STOPP criteria version 3 across the categories of socio-demographic and other background characteristics in Asmara, Eritrea, 2023

Age

-

0.96 (0.93, 1.00)

0.028

0.95 (0.92, 0.98)

0.004

Sex

Male

0.89 (0.58, 1.37)

0.892

-

-

Female

Ref

-

-

-

Presence of chronic illness

Yes

2.02 (1.12, 3.63)

0.019

1.51 (0.81, 2.80)

0.194

No

Ref

-

Ref

-

Number of drugs prescribed

-

1.85 (1.49, 2.29)

 < 0.001

2.01 (1.51, 2.69)

 < 0.001

MRCI Score

-

1.09 (1.03, 1.15)

0.002

0.97 (0.90, 1.05)

0.500

Prescriber qualification

GP

Ref

-

-

-

Nurse practitioner

1.19 (0.36, 3.95)

0.773

-

-

GP intern

1.61 (0.38, 6.85)

0.519

-

-