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Structured questionnaire was completed and adherence was assessed by patients\u2019 self-report survey. The data were analyzed by SPSS version 20. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify the determinant factors. The significance was considered at p value less than 0.05.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Result:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>More than half, 221 (61.4%) (95% confidence interval: 56.1\u201366.7), of the study participants were found to adhere well to glaucoma medications. Male sex (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20091.86 (95% confidence interval: 1.13\u20133.06)), urban residence (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20092.33 (95% confidence interval: 1.46\u20133.72)), normal visual acuity (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20092.23 (95% confidence interval: 1.13\u20134.42)), low visual acuity (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20091.74 (95% confidence interval: 1.05\u20132.88)), and self-sponsor for medications (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20090.21 (95% confidence interval: 0.12\u20130.38)) were significantly associated with good adherence<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The level of medication adherence to topical glaucoma medications is not good enough as compared to other studies done in Ethiopia. Male sex, urban residence, normal, and low visual acuity were positive predictors, whereas self-sponsored for medications was negative predictors for good adherence to glaucoma medications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/1120672118772517","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,5,11]],"date-time":"2018-05-11T02:43:07Z","timestamp":1526006587000},"page":"189-195","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Adherence to topical glaucoma medications and associated factors in Gondar University Hospital Tertiary Eye Care Center, northwest Ethiopia"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"29","author":[{"given":"Dereje Hayilu","family":"Anbesse","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, St. Paul\u2019s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Betelhem Temesgen","family":"Yibekal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Optometry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Natnael Lakachew","family":"Assefa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Optometry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,5,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-1120672118772517","volume-title":"The basic and clinical science course: glaucoma","year":"2011"},{"key":"bibr2-1120672118772517","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bjo.85.8.897"},{"key":"bibr3-1120672118772517","volume-title":"Becker\u2013Shaffer\u2019s diagnosis and therapy of the Glaucomas","author":"Stamper RL","year":"2009","edition":"8"},{"key":"bibr4-1120672118772517","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archopht.120.6.701"},{"key":"bibr5-1120672118772517","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.17925\/USOR.2012.05.02.88"},{"key":"bibr6-1120672118772517","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archophthalmol.2010.351"},{"key":"bibr7-1120672118772517","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Castel OC, Keinan-Boker L, Geyer O, et al. 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