Table 3 Multivariate analysis for demographic and knowledge factors associated with a high stigma score, community residents of kebeles, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

Gender

0.041

  Male

72 (28%)

1.00 (Referent)

  Female

130 (44%)

1.51 (1.02, 2.23)

Age

0.081

  ≤ 21 years

46 (38%)

0.57 (0.32, 1.01)

  22–44 years

97 (33%)

0.75. (0.55. 1.02)

  ≥ 45 years

58 (42%)

1.00 (Referent)

Education

0.051

  Completed primary school

58 (20%)

1.00 (Referent)

  Didn’t complete primary school

145 (53%)

2.15 (0.998, 4.62)

Residence

< 0.001

  Town neighborhood kebele

36 (18%)

1.00 (Referent)

  Rural village kebele

167 (46%)

3.44 (2.16, 5.50)

Knowledge about infection vs. disease

0.042

  Correctly answers all items

110 (28%)

1.00 (Referent)

  Incorrect, one or more items

93 (56%)

1.78 (1.02, 3.08)

Knowledge about sexual transmission

> 0.10

  Correctly answers all items

111 (29%)

1.00 (Referent)

  Incorrect, one or more items

92 (51%)

1.30 (0.88, 1.93)

Knowledge about MTCT

0.014

  Correctly answers all items

55 (25%)

1.00 (Referent)

  Incorrect, one or more items

148 (44%)

1.49 (1.09, 2.06)

Knowledge about ways HIV not spread

< 0.001.

  Correctly answers all items

65 (22%)

1.00 (Referent)

  Incorrect, one or more items

138 (53%)

2.05 (1.40, 3.01)

Knowledge about HIV treatment

0.046

  Correctly answers all items

49 (23%)

1.00 (Referent)

  Incorrect, one or more items

154 (45%)

1.80 (1.01, 3.21)

Personally knows PLWH

0.020

  Yes

88 (27%)

1.00 (Referent)

  No

108 (50%)

1.41 (1.06, 1.89)