Variables | Suicidal ideation | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yes | No |  |  |
Age (in years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 18–27 | 4 | 24 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 28–37 | 24 | 97 | 1.49 (0.47, 4.68) | 2.30 (0.36, 14.50) |
 38–47 | 18 | 86 | 1.26 (0.39, 4.06) | 2.13 (0.32, 14.03) |
 >  = 48 | 6 | 67 | 0.54 (0.14, 2.07) | 0.55 (0.06, 4.74) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Married | 16 | 124 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Never married | 11 | 48 | 1.78 (0.77, 4.10) | 1.68 (0.46, 6.14) |
 Divorced | 18 | 63 | 2.21 (1.06, 4.63) | 2.03 (0.64, 6.46) |
 Widowed | 7 | 39 | 1.39 (0.53, 3.63) | 0.61 (0.13, 2.87) |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Amhara | 45 | 255 | 0.18 (0.02, 1.29) | 0.13 (0.002, 10.77) |
 Oromo | 5 | 17 | 0.29 (0.03, 2.65) | 0.09 (0.001, 9.84) |
 Others | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Unemployed/none | 8 | 19 | 2.25 (0.92, 5.51) | 1.01 (0.20, 5.09) |
 Productive | 6 | 52 | 0.62 (0.25, 1.54) | 0.43 (0.12, 1.52) |
 Income generating | 38 | 203 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
average monthly income | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 300 ETB | 23 | 71 | 4.73 (1.70, 13.13) | 4.02 (1.20, 3.51) * |
 300–879 ETB | 11 | 58 | 2.77 (0.91, 8.42) | 1.87 (0.52, 6.72) |
 880–1800 ETB | 13 | 72 | 2.64 (0.89, 7.78) | 1.44 (0.41, 5.04) |
 > 1800 ETB | 5 | 73 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Hunger in the last month | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 17 | 46 | 2.41 (1.24, 4.66) | 0.64 (0.20, 2.07) |
 No | 35 | 228 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Current living status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Living with family | 32 | 213 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Living alone | 20 | 61 | 2.18 (1.17, 4.09) | 2.46 (1.05, 5.74) * |
Past psychiatric illness | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 7 | 17 | 2.35 (0.92, 5.99) | 0.58 (0.11, 3.05) |
 No | 45 | 257 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
History of suicidal thoughts before HIV status known | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 15 | 7 | 15.46 (5.92, 40.42) | 4.33 (0.84, 22.36) |
 No | 37 | 267 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
History of suicidal attempt before HIV status known | ||||
 Yes | 15 | 3 | 36.62 (10.12, 132.55 | 8.74 (1.30, 58.88) * |
 No | 37 | 271 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Family history of suicidality | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 8 | 5 | 9.78 (3.06, 31.26) | 5.79 (1.34, 25.08) * |
 No | 44 | 269 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Started taking ARV drug | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 48 | 264 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | 4 | 10 | 2.20 (0.66, 7.30) | 1.42 (0.25, 8.09) |
Self-rated current health status | ||||
 HIV positive with no symptoms | 31 | 220 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Have symptoms, not changed normal daily routines | 16 | 29 | 3.92 (1.91, 8.02) | 2.10 (0.81, 5.48) |
 Symptoms, change normal daily routines; extra rest not required | 4 | 18 | 1.58 (0.50, 4.97) | 0.24 (0.04, 1.36) |
 Symptoms, in bed, or resting, less than half of waking hours | 1 | 7 | 1.01 (0.12, 8.52) | 0.08 (0.002, 3.03) |
Symptoms of anxiety and depression | ||||
 Normal | 23 | 221 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Mild | 13 | 27 | 4.63 (2.10, 10.18) | 5.78 (2.13, 15.75) *** |
 Moderate to severe | 16 | 26 | 5.91 (2.78, 12.60) | 5.47 (2.01, 14.88) *** |
Social support | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Poor support | 34 | 144 | 1.71 (0.92, 3.17) | 1.08 (0.42, 2.75) |
 Moderate-to-strong support | 52 | 274 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
History of gossip with the last 12Â months because of HIV status | ||||
 Often | 11 | 24 | 4.43 (1.87, 10.50) | 2.38 (0.60, 9.50) |
 Sometimes | 16 | 51 | 3.03 (1.44, 6.37) | 3.26 (1.07, 9.97) * |
 Hardly ever | 7 | 25 | 2.71 (1.03, 7.13) | 1.36 (0.31, 6.02) |
 Never | 18 | 174 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Consider oneself spiritual or religious | ||||
 Yes | 37 | 228 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | 15 | 46 | 2.01 (1.02, 3.96) | 1.17 (0.36, 3.84) |
Rate of importance of faith/belief in life (mean score of scale from 0 to 5) | ||||
 Important (> = 3.96) | 32 | 196 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Not important (< 3.96) | 20 | 78 | 1.57 (0.85, 2.91) | 1.25 (0.43, 3.70) |
Ever use of tobacco | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 6 | 14 | 2.42 (0.89, 6.63) | 0.89 (0.17, 4.66) |
 No | 46 | 260 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Ever use of khat | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 13 | 24 | 3.47 (1.63, 7.38) | 5.58 (2.08, 14.98) *** |
 No | 52 | 274 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Current use of khat | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 3 | 6 | 2.74 (0.66, 11.30) | 0.51 (0.05, 4.75) |
 No | 49 | 268 | 1.00 | 1.00 |