Table 4 Crude and multivariable analysis investigating correlates of community stigma scores among tuberculosis (TB) presumptives
TB presumptives | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Crude analysis | Multivariable analysis | ||
Community stigma score | ||||
\(\beta\) (95% CI) | P-value | \(\beta\)Â (95% CI) | P-value | |
District | ||||
 Zululand | 0.90 (− 0.75, 2.55) | 0.28 | 1.02 (− 0.86, 2.89) | 0.28 |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 0.99 (− 0.55, 2.54) | 0.21 | 0.0075 (− 1.54, 1.55) | 0.99 |
Age | − 0.025 (− 0.092, 0.043) | 0.47 |  |  |
Race | ||||
 Black | − 0.57 (− 2.39, 1.25) | 0.54 |  |  |
Relationship | ||||
 Union | − 1.04 (− 2.73, 0.64) | 0.22 | − 0.81 (− 2.48, 0.85) | 0.34 |
Employment | ||||
 Employed | 0.37 (− 1.22, 1.96) | 0.65 |  |  |
Community type | ||||
 Rural/farming | 0.89 (− 0.86, 2.63) | 0.32 |  |  |
Education | ||||
 12th grade and above | − 0.89 (− 2.45, 0.67) | 0.26 |  |  |
Income | ||||
 ≥ ZAR 5000 | − 0.26 (− 2.21, 1.69) | 0.79 |  |  |
Causes of TB* | ||||
 Good understanding | 0.45 (− 1.23, 2.13) | 0.60 | − 0.23 (-2.00, 1.54) | 0.80 |
 Mixed understanding | − 1.59 (-4.01, 0.84) | 0.20 | − 1.28 (-3.60, 1.04) | 0.28 |
 Poor understanding | REF | REF | ||
TB/HIV knowledge | ||||
 TB increases chance of HIV | 2.12 (0.62, 3.63) | 0.01 | 1.35 (− 0.36, 3.06) | 0.12 |
 HIV increases chance of TB | 2.90 (0.79, 5.02) | 0.01 | 2.48 (0.020, 4.94) | 0.05 |
TB contacts | − 1.37 (− 2.90, 0.17) | 0.08 | − 1.01 (− 2.58, 0.55) | 0.20 |
 Ever having TB | 0.34 (− 1.68, 2.36) | 0.74 |  |  |
 HIV status | ||||
  Positive | − 0.63 (− 3.00, 1.73) | 0.60 |  |  |
  Negative | − 1.19 (− 3.49, 1.12) | 0.31 |  |  |
  Unknown/no test | REF |  | ||
 HIV stigma | 0.036 (− 0.16, 0.23) | 0.71 |  |  |
 Social support | − 0.093 (− 0.16, − 0.026) | 0.01 | − 0.077 (− 0.14, − 0.010) | 0.02 |