Perceived Stigma and Associated Factors among Patient with Tuberculosis, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Factors associated with TB related perceived stigma among patients with TB at Wolaita Sodo University Referral Hospital, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia, 2016, n=417.

Explanatory Variables		Perceived TB stigma		COR,95% (CI)	AOR,95% (CI)
		Yes	No
Age	18-24	23	65	0.21, (0.09, 1.47)
	25-49	130	161	0.47, (0.23, 1.03)
	50 and above	24	14	1	1
Sex	Male	96	145	1	1
	Female	81	95	1.29, (1.09, 2.97)
Educational status	No formal education	45	33	1.97, (1.07, 3.63)
	Grade 1-8	48	81	0.84, (0.50, 1.48)
	Grade 9-12	45	71	0.94, (0.54, 1.63)
	College and above	39	55	1	1
Job	Civil servant	33	43	1	1
	Non-governmental	33	52	1.59, (0.84, 2.99)
	Merchant	23	28	1.31, (0.71, 2.41)
	Farmer	8	7	1.70, (0.84, 3.45)
	House wives	27	25	2.37, (0.78, 7.15)
	Jobless/Daily labors	29	60	4.35, (2.08, 8.11)
Classification	Pulmonary TB	147	140	3.50, (2.19, 5.56)	2.49, (1.24, 4.87) ∗∗
	Extra pulmonary TB	30	100	1	1
Phase of treatment	Intensive phase	75	134	1.97, (1.29, 4.56)	1.42, (1.19, 2.58) ∗
	Continuous phase	102	106	1	1
Co-morbid chronic illness	HIV/AIDS	36	13	4.85, (2.48, 9.49)	3.54, (1.37, 9.12) ∗∗
	Diabetes/Hypertension	16	8	3.50, (1.45, 8.42)
	No chronic illness	177	219	1	1
Social support	Good	42	187	1	1
	Poor	135	53	11.34, (7.15, 17.99)	2.45, (1.18, 5.09) ∗∗
Substance (Cigarette, khat and alcohol) use	Yes	51	28	2.87, (2.12, 4.18)	1.78, (1.28, 3.17) ∗
	No	131	207	1	1