Magnitude and Associated Factors of Perceived Stigma among Adults with Mental Illness in Ethiopia

Table 4

Association of psychosocial factors with perceived stigma among adults with mental illness in JUSH, 2012.

Variable		Category	Stigma of status		COR	P value
			Low	High	(95% CI)
Substance use		No	99 (58.6%)	70 (41.4%)	0.5 (1.3–2.9)	0.001
		Yes	90 (41.9%)	125 (58.1%)	1
Type of substance use	Khat use	No	73 (57.9%)	53 (42.1%)	0.6 (0.4–0.9)	0.008
		Yes	116 (45.0%)	142 (55.0%)	1
	Alcohol	Yes	28 (65.1 %)	15 (34.9%)	0.5 (0.3–0.9)	0.03
		No	161 (47.2%)	180 (52.8%)	1
Perceived cause of mental illness	Stress	Yes	172 (51.2%)	164 (48.8%)	0.5 (0.3–0.9)	0.04
		No	17 (35.4%)	31 (64.6%)	1
	Thinking too much	Yes	146 (52.1%)	134 (47.9%)	0.6 (0.4–0.9)
		No	43 (41.3%)	61 (58.7%)	1
	Substance abuse	Yes	90 (48.4%)	96 (51.6%)	1
		No	99 (50.0%)	99 (50.0%)	0.9 (0.6–1.4)	0.75
	God’s order	Yes	63 (55.3%)	51 (44.7%)	0.7 (0.5–1.4)
		No	126 (46.7%)	144 (53.3%)	1
	Evil spirit	Yes	39 (46.4%)	45 (53.6%)	1
		No	150 (50%)	150 (50%)	0.9 (0.5–1.4)	0.56
	Poverty	Yes	44 (51.2%)	42 (48.8%)	0.9 (0.6–1.5)	0.68
		No	145 (48.5%)	153 (51.3%)	1
	Family history	Yes	18 (64.3%)	10 (35.7%)	0.5 (0.2–1.1)	0.10
		No	171(48.0%)	185 (52.0%)	1
Perceived severity of mental illness		Mild	18 (58.1%)	13 (41.9%)	1
		Moderate	36 (54.5%)	30 (45.5%)	0.9 (0.4–2.1)	0.75
		Severe	135 (47.0%)	152 (53.0%)	0.6 (0.3–1.4)	0.25