Stigma towards People Living on HIV/AIDS and Associated Factors among Nurses’ Working in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with stigma towards PLHA among nurses, working in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013 ().
Variables
Stigma
Crude OR
Adjusted OR
Yes
No
(95% CI)
(95% CI)
Age in years
20–24
69
16
8.63 (3.94, 18.91)
25–29
136
37
7.35 (3.75, 14.40)
30–34
26
48
1.08 (0.52, 2.27)
35 or more
18
36
1
Sex
Male
116
75
0.72 (0.47, 1.10)
Female
133
62
1
Monthly salary (ETB)
1416 or below
39
8
3.53 (1.57, 7.94)
1417–2249
94
45
1.51 (0.96, 2.38)
2250 or more
116
84
1
Qualification
Diploma/certificated
112
23
4.05 (2.43, 6.77)
3.63 (1.27, 10.33)
Degree and above
137
114
1
1
Experience
07 months–05 Yrs
174
35
6.76 (4.23, 10.82)
5.32 (2.01, 14.08)
Greater than 05 Yrs
75
102
1
1
Training
Getting training
78
92
1
1
Not getting training
171
45
4.48 (2.87, 7.00)
3.94 (1.51, 10.27)
Giving health care service
Yes
161
102
1
No
88
35
1.59 (1.00, 2.53)
HIV case load
Low HIV caseload
79
15
5.59 (2.98, 10.48)
4.64 (1.57, 13.70)
High HIV caseload
82
87
1
1
Supply/equipment IS
Yes
150
106
1
No
99
31
2.26 (1.41, 3.63)
Policy to protect HIV/AIDS patients
Yes
119
79
1
No
130
58
1.49 (0.98, 2.27)
Implementation of policy
Yes
70
56
1
No
49
23
1.70 (0.93, 3.13)
Guidelines/protocols IS
Yes
125
110
1
1
No
124
27
4.04 (2.48, 6.59)
4.19 (1.31, 13.41)
OR: odd ratio, ETB: Ethiopian Birr, and IS: institutional support.
