Table 3 Comparison of internalized and enacted stigma with sociodemographic and health related variables among Ebola survivors
Characteristics | Variables | Internalized stigma | Enacted stigma | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes n (%) | No n (%) | p-value | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | p-value | ||
Age group | 18–33 years | 158(53.0) | 36(60.0) | 0.599 | 179(53.8) | 15(60.0) | 0.815 |
34–49 years | 114(38.3) | 20(33.3) | 125(37.5) | 9(36.0) | |||
≥ 50 years | 26(8.7) | 4(6.7) | 29(8.7) | 1(4.0) | |||
Sex | Male | 111(37.2) | 24(40.0) | 0.688 | 129(38.7) | 6(24.0) | 0.143 |
female | 187(62.8) | 36(60.0) | 204(61.3) | 19(76.0) | |||
Educational Status | Non-formal education | 127(42.6) | 20(33.3) | 0.551 | 135(40.5) | 12(48.0) | 0.396 |
Primary | 36(12.1) | 8(13.3) | 39(11.7) | 5(20.0) | |||
Secondary | 103(34.6) | 23(38.3) | 120(36.0) | 6(24.0) | |||
Tertiary | 32(10.7) | 9(15.0) | 39(11.7) | 2(8.0) | |||
Religious Affiliation | Christianity | 83(27.9) | 9(15.0) | 0.038 | 87(26.1) | 5(20.0) | 0.499 |
Islam | 215(72.1) | 51(85.0) | 246(73.9) | 20(80.0) | |||
Marital Status | Single | 83(27.9) | 17(28.3) | 0.676 | 94(28.2) | 6(24.0) | 0.861 |
Married/Cohabitating | 140(47.0) | 31(51.7) | 159(47.7) | 12(48.0) | |||
Divorced/Separated/widowed | 75(25.2) | 12(20.0) | 80(24.0) | 7(28.0) | |||
Financial management | It is impossible/ Difficult all the time | 91(30.5) | 19(31.7) | 0.515 | 102(30.6) | 8(32.0) | 0.697 |
difficult some time | 197(66.1) | 41(68.3) | 222(66.7) | 16(64.0) | |||
Not too bad | 10(3.4) | 0(0.0) | 9(2.7) | 1(4.0) | Â | ||
Monthly income (Leones) | Less than 500,000 | 211(70.8) | 41(68.3) | Â | 236(70.9) | 16(64.0) | 0.477 |
500,000 - 1million | 76(25.5) | 18(30.0) | 0.699 | 85(25.5) | 9(26.0) | ||
>1million | 11(3.7) | 1(1.7) | 12(3.6) | 0(0.0) | |||
Residential Area | Urban | 185(62.1) | 34(56.7) | 0.432 | 204(61.3) | 15(60.0) | 0.901 |
Rural | 113(37.9) | 26(43.3) | 129(38.7) | 10(40.0) | |||
Region | Northern region (Bambali district) | 108(36.2) | 12(20.0) | 0.084 | 110(33.0) | 10(40.0) | 0.619 |
Southern region (Bo district) | 42(14.1) | 13(21.7) | 53(15.9) | 2(8.0) | |||
Eastern region (Kenema district) | 51(17.1) | 11(18.3) | 59(17.7) | 3(12.0) | |||
Western Area | 97(32.6) | 24(40.0) | 111(33.3) | 10(40.0) | |||
Employment status after surviving Ebola | Full time | 134(45.0) | 30(50.0) | 0.467 | 149(44.7) | 15(60.0) | 0.187 |
Part time | 12(4.0) | 4(6.7) | 16(4.8) | 0(0.0) | |||
Casual/Temporal | 15(5.0) | 4(6.7) | 16(4.8) | 3(12.0) | |||
Looking for job | 84(28.2) | 16(26.7) | 96(28.8) | 4(16.0) | |||
not in paid work force | 53(17.8) | 6(10.0) | 56(16.8) | 3(12.0) | |||
Current perceived health status | Very good/Good | 71(23.8) | 25(41.7) | Â | 88(26.4) | 8(32.0) | Â |
| Â | Fair/poor | 227(76.2) | 35(58.3) | 0.004 | 245(73.6) | 17(68.0) | 0.544 |
Duration(years) since discharged from ETC | ≤3 years | 24(8.1) | 3(5.0) | 0.414 | 26(7.8) | 1(4.0) | 0.487 |
> 3 years | 274(91.9) | 57(95.0) | 307(92.2) | 24(96.0) | |||
Known Chronic disease | Yes | 37(12.4) | 9(15.0) | 0.585 | 43(12.9) | 3(12.0) | 0.895 |
No | 261(87.6) | 51(85.0) | 290(87.1) | 22(88.0) | |||