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Table 3 Factors associated with common mental disorders among HIV patients attending hospitals at Hawassa, Ethiopia (n = 294)

From: Prevalence and correlates of common mental disorder among HIV patients attending antiretroviral therapy clinics in Hawassa City, Ethiopia

Characteristics

Common mental disorder

COR at 95% CI

AOR at 95% CI

Yes

No

Age in years

 18–29

15

39

1.59 (0.59, 4.21)

 

 30–39

50

66

3.13 (1.33, 7.35)

 

 40–49

23

60

1.58 (0.64, 3.93)

 

 ≥ 50

8

33

1

 

Gender

 Male

107

91

1

1

 Female

67

29

1.96 (1.17, 3.29)

1.25 (1.01, 2.43)**

Marital status

 Single

27

41

1

1

 Married

26

119

0.33 (0.17, 0.93)

0.28 (0.12, 1.03)

 Divorced

17

22

1.17 (0.53, 2.61)

0.82 (0.37, 2.06)

 Widowed

26

16

2.47 (1.12, 5.44)

1.99 (1.51, 5.28)*

Living status

 Family

49

139

1

 

 Alone

30

28

3.04 (1.65, 5.59)

 

 Relatives or others

17

31

1.55 (0.79, 3.06)

 

HIV status of partner

 Positive

44

121

0.56 (0.32, 0.99)

 

 Negative

21

29

1.21 (0.54, 2.31)

 

 Do not have partner

31

48

1

 

Social support

 Poor

45

42

3.28 (1.94, 5.55)

2.44 (1.33, 4.51)**

 Good

51

156

1

1

Previous history of mental illness

 Yes

11

6

4.14 (1.48, 11.56)

3.83 (1.89, 9.33)*

 No

85

192

1

1

Family history of mental illness

 Yes

8

29

0.53 (0.23, 1.21)

 

 No

88

169

1

 

Perceived HIV stigma

 Yes

55

74

2.25 (2.13, 3.73)

1.97 (1.63, 2.89)*

 No

41

124

1

1

CD4 cell count

 < 200

11

16

2.06 (0.35, 12.17)

 

 200–1000

83

176

1.42 (0.54, 7.16)

 

 ≥ 1000

2

6

1

 
  1. **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05