Table 4.

Association of socio-demographic parameters of study subjects with social stigma (Logistic Regression analysis) n=400

Variables	Social stigma		P
	Prevalence (%)	aOR (95% CI)
Gender
Female	153 (38.2)	Reference
Male	247 (61.8)	5.70 (2.95-11.02)	0.000*
Age group (years)
18-25	80 (20.0)	Reference	0.000*
26-35	195 (48.8)	01.20 (0.58-2.51)	0.615
36-45	110 (27.5)	0.25 (0.10-0.64)	0.004*
>45	15 (13.7)	3.08 (0.78-12.09)	0.105
Marital status
Married	279 (69.8)	Reference	0.000*
Married but separated	13 (3.2)	6.22 (0.87-44.24)	0.068
Unmarried	60 (15.0)	44.87 (15.32-131.39)	0.000*
Widow/widower	48 (12.0)	30.53 (9.86-44.56)	0.000*
Family type
Nuclear	177 (44.2)	Reference	0.000*
Joint	223 (55.8)	0.05 (0.02-0.10)	0.000*
Area of residence
Rural	228 (57.0)	Reference	0.000*
Urban	172 (43.0)	0.12 (0.06-0.25)	0.000*