Table 4.
Factors associated with stigma towards tuberculosis in the general population
| Variables | Stigma High | Stigma Low | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # (%) | # (%) | ||||
| Gender | Male | 293 (37.4) | 490 (62.6) | 0.91 (0.74–1.1) | NA |
| Female | 352 (39.8) | 533 (60.2) | 1 | ||
| Education | Not able to read and write | 220 (46.5) | 253 (53.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Read and write only | 48 (40.7) | 70 (59.3) | 0.79(0.52–1.19) | 0.9(.57–1.38) | |
| Primary | 180 (37.0) | 306 (63.0) | 0.68 (0.52–0.88) | 0.84(.63–1.11) | |
| Secondary | 143 (36.8) | 246 (63.2) | 0.67 (0.51–0.88) | 0.92 (0.68–1.25) | |
| Above secondary | 54 (26.7) | 148 (73.3) | 0.42 (0.29–0.6) | 0.58 (0.39–0.87)a | |
| Wealth | Lowest | 122 (39.9) | 184 (60.1) | 1.53 (1.11–2.11) | 0.83 (0.55–1.25) |
| Second | 146 (45.3) | 176 (54.7) | 1.91 (1.4–2.62) | 0.97 (0.65–1.43) | |
| Third | 137 (40.7) | 200 (59.3) | 1.58 (1.15–2.16) | 0.88 (0.61–1.28) | |
| Fourth | 132 (38.2) | 214 (61.8) | 1.42 (1.04–1.95) | 0.85 (0.6–1.2) | |
| Highest | 108 (30.3) | 249 (69.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| Setting | Rural | 314 (42.5) | 425 (57.5) | 1.33 (1.1–1.63) | 0.95 (0.75–1.21) |
| Urban | 331 (35.6) | 598 (64.4) | 1 | 1 | |
| Knowledge score | High | 280 (33.5) | 555 (66.5) | 0.65 (0.53–0.79) | 0.62 (0.49–0.78)a |
| Low | 365 (43.8) | 468 (56.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| Region | Oromia | 192 (58.4) | 137 (41.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Amhara | 121 (36.1) | 214 (63.9) | 0.4 (0.3–0.55) | 0.35 (0.25–0.49)a | |
| SNNP | 81 (25.5) | 237 (74.5) | 0.24 (0.18–0.34) | 0.23 (0.16–0.32)a | |
| Tigray | 95 (53.7) | 82 (46.3) | 0.83 (0.57–1.19) | 0.8 (0.55–1.17) | |
| Benshangul Gumuz | 43 (48.3) | 46 (51.7) | 0.67 (0.42–1.07) | 0.61 (0.37–0.98)a | |
| Gambella | 19 (23.2) | 63 (76.8) | 0.22 (0.12–0.38) | 0.22 (0.12–0.38)a | |
| Addis Ababa | 22 (12.7) | 151 (87.3) | 0.1 (0.06–0.17) | 0.1 (0.06–0.17)a | |
| Dire Dawa | 35 (43.2) | 46 (56.8) | 0.54 (0.33–0.89) | 0.54 (0.33–0.91)a | |
| Harari | 37 (44.0) | 47 (56.0) | 0.56 (0.35–0.91) | 0.54 (0.32–0.88)a | |
aStatistically significant. The study participants were grouped as having high and low stigma score using the mean stigma score as a cut-off point