Table 2.
Psychosocial, medical and sexual characteristics of the respondents, Jimma University Specialized Hospital, March 2007
| Variables | Male(352) | Female(353) | P-value | ||
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Depression(BDI > 10)a | 0.009 | ||||
| Not depressed | 235 | 66.8 | 268 | 75.9 | |
| Depressed | 117 | 33.2 | 85 | 24.1 | |
| Knowledge of partner's HIV status | 0.468 | ||||
| Yes | 284 | 80.7 | 276 | 78.2 | |
| No | 68 | 19.3 | 77 | 21.8 | |
| Partner HIV status | 0.517 | ||||
| HIV positive | 238 | 67.6 | 238 | 67.4 | |
| HIV negative | 46 | 13.1 | 38 | 10.8 | |
| Unknown | 68 | 19.3 | 77 | 21.8 | |
| Taking ART | 0.000 | ||||
| yes | 277 | 78.7 | 228 | 64.4 | |
| No | 75 | 21.3 | 125 | 35.4 | |
| Number of life time Sexual partners | 0.000 | ||||
| 1 | 12 | 3.4 | 39 | 11.0 | |
| 2–4 | 182 | 51.7 | 241 | 68.3 | |
| >= 5 | 158 | 44.9 | 73 | 20.7 | |
| WHO Stage of disease at enrollment | |||||
| I & II | 66 | 18.9 | 105 | 29.8 | 0.000 |
| III | 169 | 48.3 | 179 | 50.9 | |
| IV | 115 | 32.9 | 68 | 19.3 | |
| Substance use b | 0.039 | ||||
| Yes | 37 | 10.5 | 21 | 5.9 | |
| No | 315 | 89.5 | 332 | 94.1 | |
a Beck Depression Inventory
b Khat, Cigarettes, Alcohol.