Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the patients and their relationships with TB-related stigma

Variables	Patients		TB-related stigma		P
	n	%	median	interquartile range
Sex					0.014
Male	376	62.56	9.00	3.00–12.00
Female	225	37.44	10.00	6.00–14.00
Age					0.323
≤ 24	77	12.81	9.00	2.00–13.00
25~	224	37.27	10.00	5.00–13.00
45~	200	33.28	9.00	4.00–14.00
≥ 65	100	16.64	10.00	5.25–13.75
Educational status					0.078
Primary or less	75	12.48	10.00	5.00–15.00
Secondary	181	30.12	9.00	3.00–13.00
High school or above	345	57.40	10.00	5.00–13.00
Marital status					0.171
Unmarried	139	23.13	9.00	6.00–12.00
Married	435	72.38	10.00	4.00–13.00
Divorced or widowed	27	4.49	11.00	6.00–17.00
Unemployment					0.001
Yes	197	32.78	10.00	6.00–15.00
No	404	67.22	9.00	3.00–12.00
Family size					0.009
1	38	6.32	10.00	7.00–15.00
2	123	20.47	10.00	7.00–15.00
≥ 3	440	73.21	9.00	3.00–12.00