Table 6.

Multivariableanalysis of gender-segregated predictors of COVID-19-related public stigma in the community.

Demographic variables	Male No. (555)	%	aOR	P-value	95% CI	Female No. (459)	%	aOR	P-value	95% CI
Age (in Yrs)
31–45	185	33.3	0.54	0.001	0.38–0.77	167	36.0	0.73	0.050	0.53–0.99
46–60	117	21.0	0.67	0.060	0.45–1.01	73	15.9	0.84	0.424	0.55–1.27
>61	23	4.1	0.46	0.021	0.24–0.89	10	2.1	0.94	0.896	0.37–2.36
18–30	230	41.4	Reference			209	45.0	Reference
Marital Status
Married	391	70.4	0.94	0.766	0.66–1.34	315	68.0	0.74	0.098	0.53–1.05
Unmarried	164	29.5	Reference			144	31.3	Reference
Occupation
Organized	186	33.5	0.90	0.774	0.46–1.76	115	25.0	0.92	0.647	0.66–1.29
Unorganized	309	55.6	1.27	0.473	0.65–2.44	72	15.6	0.95	0.823	0.65–1.40
Students	36	6.4	0.84	0.687	0.37–1.91	44	9.5	0.96	0.903	0.55–1.69
Unemployed	24	4.3	Reference			228	49.6	Reference
Education
Primary	36	6.4	1.83	0.176	0.76–4.42	40	8.7	0.87	0.676	0.47–1.62
Higher Secondary	298	53.6	1.34	0.392	0.68–2.63	191	41.6	0.53	0.010	0.33–0.86
College	199	35.8	0.74	0.403	0.37–1.49	172	37.4	0.57	0.038	0.34–0.97
Illiterate	22	3.9	Reference			56	12.2	Reference
Place of residence
Rural	294	52.9	0.95	0.710	0.72–1.24	259	56.4	1.36	0.024	1.04–1.79
Urban	261	47.0	Reference			200	43.5	Reference

Dependent variable in the model is “High self-risk perception about COVID-19”. Coded as 1 if yes and coded as 0 if No.

*Adjusted Odds Ratio.