Table 4

- Factors associated with MS patient’s stigma score and reported differences.

Factors	N	RSS-MS scores		P-value
Factors	N	Mean	SD	P-value
Region				.001^*
Central region	77	18.4	7.7
Northern region	25	25.5	10.0
Eastern region	123	17.3	7.2
Western region	144	22.2	8.1
Southern region	12	19.9	7.3
Age in years				.001^*^{^}
< 25	105	23.3	8.8
26-50	239	18.0	7.3
51-65	37	23.7	7.8
Gender				.604^{^}
Male	150	20.3	7.8
Female	231	19.8	8.4
Marital status				.011^*^{^}
Single	199	21.0	8.3
Married	182	18.9	8.0
Educational level				.144
Below secondary	25	23.1	9.6
Secondary	112	20.5	8.7
University	214	19.4	7.8
Post-graduate	30	19.9	7.5
Employment				.049^*
Unemployed	186	20.0	8.9
Employed	158	19.4	7.2
Retired	37	22.5	8.4

P: One Way-ANOVA,