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Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2024 Nov 16;29(2):702–714. doi: 10.1007/s10461-024-04552-3

Table 2.

Psychosocial characteristics of young adults newly diagnosed with HIV in two cohorts (pre- and intra-COVID) (N = 200)

Psychosocial Characteristic	Pre-COVID cohort	Intra-COVID cohort	χ²-value, p-value
Total	100	100
PHQ-9 scores
Minimal-Mild (0–9)	93 (93%)	82 (82%)	χ² = 5.531, p = 0.019
Moderate-Severe (≥ 10)	7 (7%)	18 (18%)	χ² = 5.531, p = 0.019
GAD-7 scores
Minimal-Mild (0–9)	97 (97%)	86 (86%)	χ² = 7.779, P < 0.01
Moderate-Severe (≥ 10)	3 (3%)	14 (14%)	χ² = 7.779, P < 0.01
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scores (RSES)
Low Self-Esteem (≥ 15)	99 (99%)	88(88%)	χ² = 9.955, P < 0.01
High-Self Esteem (< 15)	1 (1%)	12 (12%)	χ² = 9.955, P < 0.01
Anticipated Stigma
Low anticipated stigma (Scores < 27)	69 (69%)	93 (93%)	χ² = 22.756, P < 0.001
High anticipated stigma (scores ≥ 27)	27 (27%)^a	3 (3%)^a	χ² = 22.756, P < 0.001

Missing participants (n = 4 from each cohort) were excluded from the analysis