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Table 4 Adjusted association between demographic and health-related variables and internalized and enacted stigma

From: An assessment of Ebola-related stigma and its association with informal healthcare utilisation among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study

  

internalized stigma

Enacted stigma

Characteristics

Variables

AOR

95% CI

p-value

AOR

95% CI

p-value

Religion

Islam

1

 

0.021

   

Christianity

2.51

1.15–5.49

   

Perceived health status

Very /good

1

 

0.003

   

Fair/poor

2.58

1.39–4.77

   

Region of country

Western Area

1

     

North region

2.80

1.29–6.07

0.009

   

Southern region

0.85

0.38–1.93

0.700

   

Eastern region

1.14

0.51–2.56

0.749

   

Employment status

Employed

   

2.16

0.88–5.31

0.093

 

Unemployed

      
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