Table 2 Determinants of self stigma subscales among people with mental illness in Jimma University Specialized hospital, Southwest Ethiopia, 2012

Alienation

Female

0.15^**

0.11^*

Ever had traditional treatment

0.20^***

0.15^**

Any drug side effect

0.20^***

0.03

Education

−0.16^**

−0.18^***

Perceived signs of mental illness

0.21^***

0.14^*

Perceived supernatural causes

0.16^**

0.10^*

Perceived psychosocial and biological causes

0.14^**

0.04

Duration of start of treatment

−0.11^*

−0.12^*

Number of drug side effects

0.24^***

0.11

Stereotype endorsement

Private enterprise (reference = farmers)

−0.01

−0.23^**

Government employee (reference = farmers)

−0.11

−0.14^*

Student (reference = farmers)

−0.32^***

−0.18^**

Others (reference = farmers)

−0.28^***

−0.11

Urban

−0.15^**

0.08

Education

−0.26^***

−0.16^**

Perceived supernatural causes

0.19^***

0.16^**

Exposure to mental illness information

−0.14^**

−0.07

Duration of start of treatment

−0.11^*

−0.06

Self esteem

−0.15^**

−0.11^*

Discrimination experience

Any side effect

0.20^***

0.07

Education

−0.10^*

−0.13^*

Perceived signs

0.21^***

0.13^*

Perceived supernatural causes

0.18^***

0.13^**

Perceived psychosocial and biological causes

0.12^*

−0.01

Number of drug side effects

0.24^***

0.16^**

Social withdrawal

Ever had traditional treatment

0.18^***

0.14^**

Any side effects

0.14^**

0.07

Education

−0.12^*

−0.11^*

Perceived supernatural causes

0.16^**

0.13^**

Number of drug side effects

0.14^**

0.06

Stigma resistance

Anxiety disorders (reference = Mood disorders)

−0.04

−0.07

Psychotic disorders (reference = Mood disorders)

−0.06

−0.04

Others (substance use and personality disorders) (reference = mood disorders)

−0.14^**

−0.13^**

Education

−0.13^**

−0.10^*

Perceived supernatural causes

0.15^**

0.12^**

Self esteem

−0.42^***

−0.40^***