Stigma towards a Neglected Tropical Disease: Felt and enacted Stigma Scores among Podoconiosis Patients in Northern Ethiopia

Table 4 A linear regression analysis of total mean stigma scale scores and sociodemographic determinants among other factors in podoconiosis patients in Northern Ethiopia, May 2012 (N = 346)*

Variable*	Unadjusted coefficient (95% CI)	Adjusted coefficient (95% CI)**	P-value
Disease stage: Stage 3 or higher	4.73 (1.70 to 7.75)	5.12 (2.06 to 8.18)	0.001*
Monthly income: Greater than median	2.27 (-0.6 to 5.2)	5.18 (2.08 to 8.28)	0.001*
Marital status: Unmarried	1.92 (-1.0 to 4.8)	2.29 (-0.83 to 5.41)	0.149
Age in years 45-64	-2.38 (-5.39 to 0.64)	0.74 (-0.41 to 2.69)	0.671
Age in years > =65	-3.39 (-8.98 to 2.19)	0.58 (-5.67 to 6.83)	0.855
Education: Illiterate	2.56 (-0.87 to 5.98)	1.66 (-1.72 to 5.05)	0.335
Place of residence: Urban	8.75 (-1.43 to 18.93)	8.72 (-1.32 to 18.75)	0.088
Duration lived in the area £	-0.12 ( -0.19 to -0.03)	-0.13 (-0.23 to -0.04)	0.007*

*Reference groups: Disease stage (stage 1 and 2), Monthly income (less than median), Martial status (married), Age < 45, Education, literate, Place of residence, rural.
£ Duration lived in the area was treated as continuous variable.
**Adjusted coefficients were controlled for all other variables in the table.

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