Table 3 Factors associated with traditional perception regarding the causes of schizophrenia among Feresbet district residents, December 1st, 2016 to February 1st, 2017(n = 952)
Variable | Categories | Perceived cause | COR with 95% CI | AOR with 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Traditional | Bio-psychosocial | ||||
Age in years | 18–24 | 170 | 107 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
25–44 | 244 | 99 | 1.55 (1.10,2.17) | 1.61(1.07,2.43)* | |
45–64 | 156 | 30 | 3.27 (2.06,5.18) | 3.66(2.13,6.30)*** | |
> = 65 | 132 | 14 | 5.93(3.25,10.83) | 5.99(3.05,11.77)*** | |
Sex | Male | 271 | 136 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Female | 431 | 114 | 1.89 (1.41,2.54) | 1.75 (1.24,2.48)** | |
Marital status | Married | 207 | 120 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Single | 278 | 69 | 2.33 (1.65,3.30) | 2.94 (1.89,4.58)*** | |
Separated | 81 | 12 | 3.91 (2.05,7.47) | 4.59 (2.15,9.80)*** | |
Divorced | 58 | 21 | 1.60 (0.92,2.76) | 1.58 (0.84,3.00) | |
Widowed | 78 | 28 | 1.61 (0.99,2.62) | 1.18 (0.66,2.10) | |
Educational level | Unable to read& write | 149 | 15 | 6.00(3.31,11.10) | 4.00 (2.06,7.78)*** |
Able to read &write | 122 | 17 | 4.36 (2.44,7.78) | 2.56 (1.30,5.04)** | |
Primary | 143 | 42 | 2.06 (1.32,3.22) | 1.19 (0.70,2.03) | |
Secondary | 158 | 97 | 0.99 (0.67,1.44) | 0.69 (0.43,1.09) | |
Diploma and above | 130 | 79 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Occupational status | Government employed | 117 | 98 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Unemployed | 138 | 26 | 4.44 (2.70,7.31) | 5.25(2.95,9.32)*** | |
Private business | 151 | 33 | 3.83 (2.41,6.08) | 4.04 (2.33,7.00)*** | |
Daily laborer | 38 | 11 | 2.89 (1.40,5.96) | 2.29 (0.97,5.37) | |
Homemakers | 169 | 25 | 5.66 (3.44,9.32) | 4.82 (2.75,8.43)*** | |
Student | 63 | 47 | 1.12 (0.70,1.78) | 0.72 (0.40,1.31) | |
Othersa | 26 | 10 | 2.17 (1.00,4.73) | 1.08 (0.43,2.69) | |
Family system | Nuclear | 545 | 226 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Extended | 157 | 24 | 2.71(1.71,4.28) | 2.18 (1.28,3.70)* | |
Exposure to mentally ill person/s | Yes | 175 | 50 | 1.32(0.93,1.89) | 0.89 (0.58,1.36) |
No | 527 | 200 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |