Table 1 Result of multilevel ordinal logistic regression for predictors of stigma among sexually active men and women in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016

Residence (Ref. Urban)

  Rural

1.82

0.204

5.34

< 0.001

1.46

2.27

Educational level (Ref. No education)

  Primary

0.65

0.084

-3.33

< 0.001

0.5

0.84

  Secondary

0.42

0.06

-6.07

< 0.001

0.32

0.56

  Higher

0.43

0.05

-7.3

< 0.001

0.35

0.54

Owns Mobile (Ref. No)

  Yes

0.63

0.043

-6.88

< 0.001

0.55

0.72

Ever tested for HIV (Ref. No)

  Yes

0.77

0.038

-5.38

< 0.001

0.7

0.84

Age (Ref. Youth)

  Adult

0.93

0.042

-1.73

0.084

0.84

1.01

  Late Adult

0.81

0.046

-3.61

< 0.001

0.73

0.91

Religion (Ref. Orthodox)

  Protestant

1.53

0.108

5.97

< 0.001

1.33

1.76

  Muslim

1.08

0.104

0.8

0.422

0.89

1.3

  Other

1.55

0.272

2.51

0.012

1.1

2.19

Marital Status (Ref. Never in a union)

  Married

1.38

0.107

4.17

< 0.001

1.19

1.61

  Other

1.15

0.105

1.53

0.127

0.96

1.38

  Intercept 1

-3.22

0.252

-12.76

< 0.001

-3.71

-2.72

  Intercept 2

0.9

0.217

4.13

< 0.001

0.47

1.32

Region

  var(_cons)

0.14

0.046

0.07

0.26