From: Tuberculosis-related stigma and its determinants in Dalian, Northeast China: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Patients | TB-related stigma | P | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | median | interquartile range | ||
TB status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.280 |
 New | 481 | 80.03 | 9.00 | 4.00–13.00 |  |
 Relapse | 120 | 19.97 | 10.00 | 5.25–13.75 |  |
Previous hospitalizations | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.073 |
 Yes | 486 | 80.87 | 10.00 | 5.00–13.00 |  |
 No | 115 | 19.13 | 9.00 | 3.00–11.00 |  |
Comorbid illness | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.206 |
 Yes | 163 | 27.12 | 10.00 | 5.00–14.00 |  |
 No | 438 | 72.88 | 9.00 | 4.00–13.00 |  |
Self-assessed severity |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Severe | 70 | 11.65 | 12.50 | 8.00–16.25 |  |
 Moderate | 160 | 26.62 | 10.50 | 7.00–14.00 |  |
 Mild | 371 | 61.73 | 9.00 | 3.00–11.00 |  |
Self-assessed cure confidence |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Strong | 442 | 73.54 | 9.00 | 3.00–12.00 |  |
 Moderate | 112 | 18.64 | 10.00 | 6.25–15.00 |  |
 No/minor | 47 | 7.82 | 11.00 | 9.00–15.00 |  |
Self-assessed health status |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Good | 275 | 45.76 | 9.00 | 3.00–11.00 |  |
 Moderate | 262 | 43.59 | 10.00 | 6.00–14.00 |  |
 Poor | 64 | 10.65 | 11.00 | 7.25–17.00 |  |
Substance (cigarette or alcohol) use | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.210 |
 Yes | 142 | 23.63 | 9.00 | 3.00–12.00 |  |
 No | 459 | 76.37 | 10.00 | 5.00–13.00 |  |