Table 4. Clinico-demographic characteristics of patients in relation to stigma score (n = 120).
| Characteristics | n (%) | Median | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 76(63.3) | 11 | 0.216 |
| Female | 44(36.7) | 12 | |
| Age(Years) | |||
| 18–30 | 75(62.5) | 12 | 0.040 |
| 31–50 | 41(34.2) | 9 | |
| +51 | 4(3.3) | 8 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 79(65.8) | 10 | 0.019 |
| Unmarried | 41(34.2) | 12 | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 11(9.2) | 11 | 0.282 |
| Rural | 109(90.8) | 11 | |
| Education | |||
| Illiterate | 40(33.3) | 10 | 0.614 |
| Primary school | 17(14.2) | 13 | |
| Secondary school | 32(26.7) | 11 | |
| Intermediate | 21(17.5) | 11 | |
| Graduate/more | 10(8.3) | 12.5 | |
| Occupation | |||
| Farmer | 14(11.7) | 10.5 | 0.446 |
| House wife | 28(23.3) | 10 | |
| Business | 8(6.7) | 11 | |
| Student | 13(10.8) | 13 | |
| Labor | 39(32.5) | 11 | |
| Unemployed | 11(9.2) | 12 | |
| Job | 7(5.8) | 11 | |
| Lesions location | |||
| Exposed parts | 31(25.8) | 12 | 0.283 |
| Unexposed parts | 2(1.7) | 6 | |
| Both | 87(72.5) | 11 | |
| Skin lesions | |||
| Monomorphic | 56(46.7) | 10.5 | 0.035 |
| Polymorphic | 64(53.3) | 12 | |
| Disease duration(Year) | |||
| <1 | 46(38.3) | 11 | 0.771 |
| 1–5 | 42(35) | 12 | |
| >5 | 32(26.7) | 11 |
n = total number of patients