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

Table 3

Association of sociodemographic and economic factors with perceived stigma in bivariate analysis among adults with mental illness in JUSH, 2012.

Variable	Category	Stigma status		COR	P value
		Low	High	(95% CI)
Sex	Male	140 (51.7%)	131 (48.3%)	1
	Female	49 (43.4%)	64 (56.6%)	1.4 (0.9–2.1)
Residency	Rural	106 (52.2%)	97 (47.8%)	1
	Urban	83 (45.9%)	98 (54.1%)	1.3 (0.9–1.9)	0.21
Ethnicity	Oromo	126 (51.4%)	119 (48.6%)	1
	Amhara	23 (38.3%)	37 (61.7%)	0.6 (0.3–1.0)	0.07
	Gurage	15 (60.0%)	10 (40.0%)	1.4 (0.6–3.3)	0.42
		25 (46.3%)	29 (53.7%)	0.8 (0.5–1.5)	0.50
Monthly income	<650	50 (53.6%)	40 (44.4%)	1
	650–1000	50 (51.5%)	47 (48.5%)	0.9 (0.5–1.5)	0.58
	1000–1500	42 (47.2%)	47 (52.8%)	0.7 (0.4–1.3)	0.26
	>1500	47 (43.5%)	61 (56.5%)	0.6 (0.4–1.1)	0.10
Getting support from family (relatives, spouse, and children)	Yes	138 (45.0%)	169 (55.0%)	2.4 (1.4–4.1)
	No	51 (66.2%)	26 (33.8%)	1
Social support other than family	Yes	7 (36.8%)	12 (63.2%)	1.7 (0.7–4.4)	0.27
	No	182 (49.9%)	183 (50.1%)	1

NB. = value <0.25.= value<0.05.
includes Tigrai, Kefa, Dawro, Yem, Benjimaji, and Wolayta.