Table 4.
Factors associated with perceived stigma (bivariate and multivariate) analysis, at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, 2012.
| Explanatory variables | Perceived stigma | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | |||
| Education | ||||
| Not able to read and write | 27 | 13 | 2.93 (1.325, 6.488) | 2.64 (1.118, 6.227) |
| Primary | 143 | 146 | 1.38 (0.842, 2.271) | |
| Secondary and above | 34 | 48 | 1 | 1 |
| Employment | ||||
| Unemployed | 135 | 122 | 1.36 (1.213, 4.036) | ∗ |
| Employed | 69 | 85 | 1 | |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 51 | 38 | 1.48 (1.323, 5.38) | ∗ |
| Urban | 153 | 169 | 1 | 1 |
| Difficulty of adherence to antipsychotic medication | ||||
| Yes | 43 | 21 | 2.37 (1.347, 4.153) | 4.49 (2.309, 8.732) |
| No | 161 | 186 | 1 | 1 |
| Duration of illness | ||||
| >1 year | 81 | 126 | 1 | 1 |
| ≤1 year | 131 | 73 | 2.79 (1.872, 4.164) | 3.48 (2.238, 5.422) |
Note: *not statistically significant using forward stepwise regression methods. Hosmer and Lemeshow test was 0.191.