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Table 4 Factors associated with stigma towards tuberculosis in the general population

From: Stigma matters in ending tuberculosis: Nationwide survey of stigma in Ethiopia

Variables

Stigma High

Stigma Low

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95%CI)

# (%)

# (%)

Gender

Male

293 (37.4)

490 (62.6)

0.91 (0.74–1.1)

NA

Female

352 (39.8)

533 (60.2)

1

Education

Not able to read and write

220 (46.5)

253 (53.5)

1

1

Read and write only

48 (40.7)

70 (59.3)

0.79(0.52–1.19)

0.9(.57–1.38)

Primary

180 (37.0)

306 (63.0)

0.68 (0.52–0.88)

0.84(.63–1.11)

Secondary

143 (36.8)

246 (63.2)

0.67 (0.51–0.88)

0.92 (0.68–1.25)

Above secondary

54 (26.7)

148 (73.3)

0.42 (0.29–0.6)

0.58 (0.39–0.87)a

Wealth

Lowest

122 (39.9)

184 (60.1)

1.53 (1.11–2.11)

0.83 (0.55–1.25)

Second

146 (45.3)

176 (54.7)

1.91 (1.4–2.62)

0.97 (0.65–1.43)

Third

137 (40.7)

200 (59.3)

1.58 (1.15–2.16)

0.88 (0.61–1.28)

Fourth

132 (38.2)

214 (61.8)

1.42 (1.04–1.95)

0.85 (0.6–1.2)

Highest

108 (30.3)

249 (69.7)

1

1

Setting

Rural

314 (42.5)

425 (57.5)

1.33 (1.1–1.63)

0.95 (0.75–1.21)

Urban

331 (35.6)

598 (64.4)

1

1

Knowledge score

High

280 (33.5)

555 (66.5)

0.65 (0.53–0.79)

0.62 (0.49–0.78)a

Low

365 (43.8)

468 (56.2)

1

1

Region

Oromia

192 (58.4)

137 (41.6)

1

1

Amhara

121 (36.1)

214 (63.9)

0.4 (0.3–0.55)

0.35 (0.25–0.49)a

SNNP

81 (25.5)

237 (74.5)

0.24 (0.18–0.34)

0.23 (0.16–0.32)a

Tigray

95 (53.7)

82 (46.3)

0.83 (0.57–1.19)

0.8 (0.55–1.17)

Benshangul Gumuz

43 (48.3)

46 (51.7)

0.67 (0.42–1.07)

0.61 (0.37–0.98)a

Gambella

19 (23.2)

63 (76.8)

0.22 (0.12–0.38)

0.22 (0.12–0.38)a

Addis Ababa

22 (12.7)

151 (87.3)

0.1 (0.06–0.17)

0.1 (0.06–0.17)a

Dire Dawa

35 (43.2)

46 (56.8)

0.54 (0.33–0.89)

0.54 (0.33–0.91)a

Harari

37 (44.0)

47 (56.0)

0.56 (0.35–0.91)

0.54 (0.32–0.88)a

  1. aStatistically significant. The study participants were grouped as having high and low stigma score using the mean stigma score as a cut-off point