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Table 5 Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with moderate or high stigma scores (mean score of 2.5 and above)

From: Internalized stigma among patients with schizophrenia in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional facility-based study

Variables

N*

Unadjusted model

Fully adjusted model

   

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

P value

Sex

Male

66/138

1.14

0.50

2.01

1.12

0.58

2.15

0.737

 

Female

33/74

Ref.

      

Marital status

Single**

79/157

1.77

0.94

3.34

3.39

1.40

8.22

0.019

 

Married

20/55

Ref.

      

Education

College graduate

18/44

075

0.37

1.52

0.44

0.19

1.02

0.057

 

Non-literate

11/19

1.50

0.56

3.98

1.47

0.43

5.06

0.539

 

Primary

13/30

0.83

0.37

1.86

1.16

0.45

2.98

0.756

 

Secondary

57/119

Ref.

      

Religion

Moslem

20/51

0.71

0.36

1.38

0.59

0.26

1.35

0.210

 

Others

25/48

1.19

0.60

2.34

1.55

0.70

3.47

0.284

 

Orthodox

54/113

Ref.

      

Age (years)

<25

13/30

0.99

0.33

2.97

0.54

1.15

2.03

0.365

 

25-34

43/89

1.22

0.48

3.06

0.77

0.17

1.69

0.633

 

35-44

33/70

1.16

0.45

2.99

0.71

0.23

1.88

0.543

 

≥45

10/23

Ref.

      

Residence

Rural

31/43

3.84

1.84

8.00

5.67

2.30

13.00

<0.001

 

Urban

68/169

Ref.

      

Employment

Unemployed

79/149

1.04

0.56

1.88

0.66

0.33

1.35

0.232

 

Employed

29/63

Ref.

      

Ethnicity

Amhara

43/85

1.79

0.96

3.36

1.88

0.87

4.08

0.110

 

Oromo

28/50

2.23

1.08

4.60

1.73

0.75

4.01

0.201

 

Others

28/77

Ref.

      

Prominent psychotic symptoms

Yes

68

2.17

1.19

3.93

2.69

1.36

5.33

0.004

 

No

144

Ref.

      
  1. * = indicates number with moderate to high stigma/total in category.
  2. ** = includes 6 divorced individuals.