Table 3.

Multivariate regression results to identify sociodemographic and clinical covariates related to stigma

		Subscale 1			Subscale 2			Subscale 3			Subscale 4
		β	adj β	SE	β	adj β	SE	β	adj β	SE	β	adj β	SE
Gender	Male
	Female	1.51	0.93	1.11	2.07	1.2	1.08	1.19	0.56	1.32	1.20	0.67	1.18
Age category (years)	21–29
	30–39	0.18	0.27	1.05	0.89	0.89	1.02	0.97	1.76	1.25	0.54	1.22	1.11
	40+	−1.17	−0.91	1.29	−0.60	−0.48	1.25	−1.73	0.18	1.53	−1.06	0.53	1.37
Marital status	No relationship/partner
	Married/stable partner	−0.17	−0.31	1.48	−1.76	−1.77	1.43	2.26	1.95	1.76	−0.12	−0.4	1.57
	Casual partner	0.46	0.42	0.96	1.77	1.89*	0.93	0.33	0.32	1.15	−0.26	−0.37	1.02
Education	< Grade 12
	≥Grade 12	−0.93	−0.87	0.97	−1.24	−1.29	0.94	−1.24	−0.09	1.16	−0.79	0.32	1.03
Income	R1001–R5000
	≤ R1000	1.06	−0.38	1.62	1.39	0.05	1.57	4.10*	3.03	1.93	3.20*	3.02	1.72
	≥ R5001	−0.49	−1.62	1.61	0.18	−0.91	1.56	1.32	0.07	1.92	0.47	0.06	1.71
Infection status	MDR-TB and HIV-
	MDR-TB and HIV+	1.85	1.58	1.45	2.72*	1.73	1.4	2.40	2.01	1.73	1.32	1.14	1.54
MDE	No
	Yes	3.53*	3.36*	1.41	3.99**	3.89**	1.37	4.75**	4.24*	1.68	3.77*	3.41*	1.50

MDE = major depressive episode; MDR-TB = multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; TB = tuberculosis.

** P < 0.01, * P < 0.05. Subscale 1 = community perspectives toward TB; subscale 2 = patient perspectives toward TB; subscale 3 = community perspectives toward HIV; subscale 4 = patient perspectives toward HIV.