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Table 6 Univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis results in respondents at St Paul’s hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2014

From: Internalized stigma among patients with mood disorders in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional facility-based study

Independent variables

Bivariate results

Multivariate results

Standardized beta coefficient

P-value

Standardized beta coefficient

P-value

Single (reference married)

.204

.004**

.046

.420

Divorce or separated (reference married)

.177

.009**

.072

.123

widowed (reference married)

.023

.730

.003

.946

Male (reference female)

− .169

.009**

.026

.568

Age of the patient

− .200

.002**

.098

.441

Monthly income

− .236

.000**

− .020

.681

Duration of treatment

− .177

.006**

.011

.903

Partially improved (reference fully improved)

.318

.000**

.049

.333

No change (reference fully improved)

.192

.002**

.004

.932

Relapse (reference fully improved)

.338

.000**

.016

.755

No non adherent (reference yes non adherent)

− .212

.001**

− .029

.529

Mean of self− esteem

− .635

.000**

− .274

.000**

Mean of stigma resistance

.719

.000**

.451

.000**

Mean of WHODAS II (the 12 item)

.513

.000**

.114

.078

H1(the overall disability days in the past 30 days)

.430

.000**

− .184

.294

H2 (the days of total difficulty to function in the past 30 days

.325

.000**

.144

.113

H3 (the days of partial difficulty to function in the past 30 days)

.316

.000**

.202

.214

Age at the onset of illness

− .143

.028*

− .229

.026*

No suicide history (reference yes)

− .140

.031*

.025

.581

  1. ** Those with P-value less than 0.01
  2. * Those with P-value less than 0.05