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Table 6 Association between T&CM use and internalized and enacted stigma using backwards stepwise binary logistic regression

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

Stigma subscale

 

AOR

95% CI

p-value

Internalized stigma (negative self-perception subscale)

No

1

  

Yes

1.93

0.99–3.75

0.054

Enacted stigma (Verbal abuse, Healthcare neglect, Social isolation, Fear of contagion)

No

1

  

Yes

4.58

1.51–13.83

0.007

Verbal abuse

No

1

  

Yes

1.95

1.09–3.49

0.025

Healthcare neglect

No

1

  

Yes

2.35

1.37–4.02

0.002

Social isolation

No

1

  

Yes

1.52

0.86–2.67

0.146

Fear of contagion

No

1

  

Yes

1.53

0.92–2.55

0.102