Table 4 Factors that affect Awareness and attitudes toward Schizophrenia among respondents residing in Hosanna, Southern Ethiopia, 2022
Variables | Categories | Attitude towards schizophrenia, | COR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive attitude, n = 194 | Negative attitude, n = 223 | |||||
Age | < 20 | 39(20.1) | 45(20.2) | 1 | ||
20–30 | 81(41.8) | 93(41.7) | 0.99(0.59–1.67) | |||
31–40 | 54(27.8) | 69(30.9) | 1.1(0.63–1.93) | |||
> 40 | 20(10.3) | 16(7.2) | 0.7(0.31–1.52) | |||
Sex | Male | 98(50.5) | 133(59.6) | 1 | 1 | |
Female | 96(49.5) | 90(40.4) | 0.69(0.47–1.02) | 0.7(0.466–1.05) | 0.08 | |
Marital status | Single | 24(12.4) | 17(7.6) | 1 | ||
Married | 170(87.6) | 206(92.4) | 0.58(0.304–1.124) | |||
Education | No formal education | 36(18.6) | 53(23.8) | 1 | 1 | |
Primary education | 56(29.1) | 65(291) | 0.78(0.453–1.372) | 0.89(0.505–1.590) | 0.7 | |
Secondary education | 61(31.4) | 45(20.2) | 0.5(0.282–0.888) | 0.59(0.332–1.07) | 0.08 | |
Tertiary education | 41(21.1) | 60(26.9) | 0.99(0.556–1.776) | 1(0.563–1.83) | 0.96 | |
Occupation | Merchant | 37(19.1) | 45(20.2) | 1 | ||
Housewife | 48(19.1) | 52(23.3) | 1.2(0.69–2.11) | |||
Government employee | 69(14.9) | 57(12.6) | 0.8(0.40–1.56) | |||
Daily laborer | 25(12.9) | 35(15.7) | 0.94(0.50–1.79) | |||
Others | 33(17) | 25(11.2) | 1.15(0.58–2.25) | |||
Family history of schizophrenia | Yes | 31(16) | 6(2.7) | 1 | 1 | |
No | 163(84) | 217(97.3) | 6.8(2.80–16.87) | 6.3(2.55–15.77) | 0.00** | |
Ever heard about schizophrenia | Yes | 117(60.3) | 125(56.1) | 1 | ||
No | 77(39.7) | 98(43.9) | 1.2(0.806–1.761) | |||