Research Article
Internalized Stigma among Patients with Mental Illness Attending Psychiatric Follow-Up at Dilla University Referral Hospital, Southern Ethiopia
Table 4
Multivariate logistic regression; factors associated with high stigma scores.
| Variable | AOR | 95% C.I | value |
| Sex | | | | Male | | 1 | | Female | 0.11 | 0.09, 0.65 | 0.02 | Educational status | | | | Illiterate | | 1 | | Elementary | 0.45 | 0.11, 0.82 | 0.001 | Secondary | 0.85 | 0.26, 0.95 | 0.002 | College | 0.92 | 0.22, 0.99 | 0.0001 | Family support status | | | | Yes | | 1 | | No | 3.12 | 2.21, 4.53 | 0.002 | Community social support status | | | | Yes | | 1 | | No | 2.63 | 1.65, 3.43 | 0.0001 | Medication adherence status | | | | Yes | | 1 | | No | 0.45 | 0.67, 0.95 | 0.03 | Experiencing medication side effect | | | | Yes | | 1 | | No | 0.32 | 0.2, 0.5 | 0.006 |
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Key. AOR = adjusted odds ratio, CI = confidence interval.
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