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

Table 5

Association of medication-related factors with perceived stigma among adults with mental illness in JUSH, 2012.

Variable	Category	Stigma status		COR	P value
		Low	High	(95% CI)
Treatment duration	<1 year	52 (47.7%)	57 (52.3%)	1.5 (0.6–3.8)	0.37
	1–2 years	50 (58.1%)	36 (41.9%)	2.3 (1.0–5.9)	0.08
	2–5 years	43 (44.5%)	53 (55.2%)	1.3 (0.5–3.4)	0.52
	5–10 years	35 (50.7%)	34 (49.3%)	1.7 (0.7–4.4)	0.27
	>10 years	9 (37.5%)	15 (62.5%)	1
Regularly taking the ordered medication	Yes	156 (48.6%)	165 (51.4%)	1.8 (1.2–2.7)	0.006
	No	33 (52.4%)	30 (47.6%)	1
Medication side effects	Yes	140 (54.7%)	116 (45.3%)	1
	No	79 (61.7%)	49 (38.3%)	0.5 (0.3–0.8)	0.003
Traditional treatment use history	Yes	106 (47.7%)	116 (52.3%)	1.2 (0.8–1.7)	0.50
	No	83 (51.2%)	79 (48.8%)	1

= value < 0.05 = value < 0.25.