Table 5.

Factors Associated with Community Attitude Towards People with Schizophrenia Among Residents of Arba Minch Zuria District, AM-HDSS Site, Southern Ethiopia, 2019

Variables	Categories	Attitude Towards People with Schizophrenia		COR [95% CI]	AOR [95% CI]	P-value
		Positive N (%)	Negative N (%)
Age in years	18–24	93 (54.7)	77 (45.3)	1.96 (1.27,3.01)	2.03 (1.21,3.40)	0.007*
	25–44	160 (63.5)	92 (36.5)	1.36 (0.91,2.03)	1.23 (0.78,1.93)	0.370
	≥45	132 (70.3)	58 (29.5)	1.00	1.00
Sex	Male	233 (71.9)	91 (40.1)	1.00	1.00
	Female	157 (53.6)	136 (46.4)	2.22 (1.59,3.09)	2.32 (1.58,3.41)	0.001*
Level of Education	No formal education	142 (63.4)	82 (36.6)	3.02 (1.57,5.80)	2.75 (1.33,5.70)	0.007*
	Primary education	180 (57.7)	132 (42.3)	3.84 (2.03,7.23)	3.72 (1.87,7.39)	0.001*
	Secondary and above	68 (84.0)	13 (16.0)	1.00	1.00
Marital status	Married	349 (62.4)	210 (37.6)	1.00	1.00
	Single	41 (70.7)	17 (29.3)	0.69 (0.38,1.24)	0.73 (0.38,1.42)	0.356
Family History of MI	Yes	29 (64.4)	16 (35.6)	1.00	1.00
	No	361 (63.1)	211 (36.9)	1.06 (0.56,1.99)	1.30 (0.65,2.62)	0.462
Ever heard about MI	Yes	352 (63.1)	206 (36.9)	1.06 (0.61,1.85)	1.05 (0.56,1.98)	0.871
	No	38 (64.4)	21 (35.6)	1.00	1.00
Community perception to people with schizophrenia	Good Perception	336 (71.6)	133 (28.4)	0.23 (0.19, 0.26)	4.95 (3.25,754)	0.001*
	Poor Perception	54 (36.5)	94 (63.5)	1.00	1.00	1.00
Wealth index	Low	124 (61.4)	78 (38.6)	1.11 (0.75, 1.65)	0.99 (0.64,1.55)	0.976
	Moderate	135 (64.3)	75 (35.7)	0.98 (0.66,1.47)	0.87 (0.56,1.35)	0.524
	High	131 (63.9)	74 (36.1)	1.00	1.00

Notes: *p < 0.05. Reference category, 1.00.

Abbreviations: MI, mental illness; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; COR, crudes odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.