Perceived stigma among non-professional caregivers of people with severe mental illness, Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia

Table 5 Factors associated with perceived stigma among caregivers of people with SMI attending at Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia, July, 2016 (n = 478)

Explanatory variables	Category	Perceived stigma		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Explanatory variables	Category	Yes	No	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Sex	Male	199	35	1.0	1.0
Sex	Female	228	16	2.51 (1.35, 4.67)	3.03 (1.29, 7.11)^a
Residency	Urban	187	29	1.0	1.0
Residency	Rural	240	22	1.70 (0.94, 3.304)	2.80 (1.20, 6.54)^a
Social support	Poor	244	16	5.59 (2.77, 11.30)	5.06 (1.96, 13.13)^a
	Moderate	123	13	3.47 (1.64, 7.36)	2.43 (0.91, 6.45)
	Strong	60	22	1.0	1.0
Age onset of illness (years)	≤ 20	254	8	1.0	1.0
	21–39	100	35	0.09 (0.04, 0.20)	0.47 (0.75, 8.12)
	≥ 40	73	8	0.29 (0.10, 0.79)	0.40 (0.14, 1.13)
Duration of treatment (years)	< 1	191	14	1.0	1.0
	2–5	159	19	0.61 (0.30, 1.26)	0.22 (0.64, 16.22)
	6–10	64	11	0.43 (0.18, 0.99)	0.14 (0.62, 15.85)
	≥ 11	13	7	0.14 (0.05, 0.40)	0.12 (0.39, 11.64)
Marital status	Currently not married	350	24	5.11 (2.80, 9.34)	3.20 (1.48, 6.91)^a
Marital status	Currently married	77	27	1.0	1.0
Educational level	Unable to read and write	102	19	0.46 (0.21, 0.99)	1.00 (0.35, 2.86)
	Primary	106	9	1.01 (.41, 0.2.48)	1.45 (0.49, 4.26)
	Secondary	79	11	0.62 (0.26, 1.46)	0.74 (0.26, 2.06)
	Diploma and above	140	12	1.0	1.0
History of admission	No	146	25	1.0	1.0
History of admission	Yes	281	26	1.85 (1.03, 3.32)	0.23 (0.10, 0.51)^a
Duration of care for the patient	6 moths–19 years	149	32	1.0	1.0
	20–39 years	227	11	4.43 (2.17, 9.10)	4.92 (1.30, 18.67)^a
	≥ 40 years	51	8	1.37 (0.060, 3.16)	3.80 (1.20, 11.98)^a

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