Table 3.
Factors associated with perceived stigma (bivariate and multivariate) analysis, at the University of Gondar Hospital, 2014(n=408).
| Eplanatory variables | Perceived stigma | COR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | P-value | |
| Yes N (%) | No N (%) | ||||
| Age | |||||
| 18–24 | 133(33.1) | 31(7.6) | 2.90(1.27, 6.65) | ||
| 25–34 | 88(21.6) | 37(9.1) | 1.58(0.70,3.62) | ||
| 35–44 | 51(12.5) | 36(8.8) | 0.94(0.41,2.20) | ||
| >=45 | 18(4.4) | 12(2.9) | 1 | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Men | 175(42.9) | 82(20.1) | 0.62(0.39,0.99) | ||
| Women | 117(28.7) | 37(8.3) | 1 | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 195(48.9) | 52.(13) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Single | 70(17.5) | 49(12.3) | 0.38(0.24,0.61) | 0.23(0.25,0.90)* | 0.023 |
| Divorced/widowed | 21(5.3) | 12(3) | 047(0.22,1.01) | 0.37(0.15,0.90)* | 0.028 |
| Employment | |||||
| Government | 15(3.7) | 13(3.2) | 1 | ||
| Private | 163(40) | 78(19.1) | 1.81(0.82,3.99) | ||
| Students | 57(14) | 9(2.2) | 5.45(1.97,15.26) | ||
| Unemployed | 57(14) | 16(3.9) | 3.09(1.22,7.80) | ||
| Perceived stress | |||||
| High | 169(41.4) | 49(12) | 1.88(1.22,2.90) | ||
| Low | 123(30.1) | 67(16.4) | 1 | ||
| Depression | |||||
| Yes | 141(34.6) | 43(10.5) | 1.59(1.02,2.46) | ||
| No | 151(37) | 73(17.9) | 1 | ||
| Age at onset of the illness in year | |||||
| <6 | 9(2.2) | 9(2.2) | 1.01(0.01,4.99) | ||
| 6–11 | 36(8.8) | 9(2.2) | 2.66(1.04, 6.85) | ||
| 6–11 | 36(8.8) | 9.(2.2) | 2.66(1.04,6.85) | ||
| 12–17 | 94(20.6) | 28(6.9) | 2.00(0.96,4.17) | ||
| 18–24 | 81(19.9) | 31(7.6) | 1.74(0.84,3.60) | ||
| 25–34 | 46(11.3) | 30(7.4) | 1.02(048.2.17) | ||
| ≥35 | 27(0.0) | 18(4.4) | 1 | ||
| Duration of the illness in year | |||||
| <1 | 21(5.1) | 19(4.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| 2–5 | 111(27.2) | 33(8.1) | 3.04(1.46,6.33) | 4.38(1.98,9.67)* | 0.001 |
| 6–10 | 88(21.0) | 30(7.4) | 2.05(1.20,5.00) | 4.29(1.90,9.08)* | <0.001 |
| ≥11 | 72(17.6) | 34(8.3) | 1.90(0.91,4.03) | 4.31(1.86,10.00)* | 0.002 |
| Seizure frequency per year | |||||
| 0 | 39(9.6) | 46(11.3) | 1 | 1 | |
| 1–11/year | 232(56.9) | 61(15) | 4.49(2.69.7.48) | 2.34(2.24,3.56)* | 0.022 |
| ≥1/month | 21(5.1) | 9(2.2) | 2.75(1.13,6.70) | 5.63(3.42,10.32)* | 0.000 |
| Therapy (number of drug taken) | |||||
| Memo-therapy | 217(53.2) | 83(22.8) | 1 | ||
| Poly-therapy | 75(18.4) | 23(5.6) | 1.19(1.71,9.62) | ||
Note * Statistically significant at p-value ≤ 0.05 using a forward stepwise regression method with P. value of Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness of fit test was 0.378.