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. 2012 Jan;26(1):29–35. doi: 10.1089/apc.2011.0183

Table 3.

Disclosure Patterns to Family Members (n=809)

 
Did not disclose
Disclosed
 
  n % n % p Value Unadjusted odds ratios Adjusted odds ratio of less likely to disclose
Gender
 Male 314 57.7 230 42.3 0.097 1.30 (1.04, 1.74)  
 Female 136 51.3 129 48.7   Ref  
Age
 18–24 years 29 50.9 28 49.1 0.002    
 25–44 years 212 50.4 209 49.6      
 ≥45 years 209 63.1 122 36.9      
Race
 African American/other 323 56.1 253 43.9 0.754 Ref  
 Caucasian 126 54.8 104 45.2   1.05 (1.29, 1.43)  
Employment status
 Unemployed 236 50.5 231 49.5 0.001 Ref Ref
 Employed 213 62.6 127 37.4   1.64 (1.23, 2.18) 1.45 (1.08, 1.96)
Education
 ≤High school diploma 218 52.7 196 47.3 0.089 Ref  
 >High school diploma 232 58.7 163 41.3   1.28 (1.03, 1.69)  
Income (n=794)
 ≤$10,000 219 51.5 206 48.5 0.015 Ref  
 >$10,000 222 60.2 147 39.8   1.42 (1.07, 1.88)  
Depressive symptoms
 Mild-no symptoms 281 61.9 173 38.1 0.001 1.90 (1.43, 2.54) 1.67 (1.24, 2.25)
 MDD/ODD symptoms 151 46.0 177 54.0   Ref Ref
Current receipt of cART 331 55.5 265 44.5 1.000 1.01 (1.35, 1.39)  
Viral load >400 copies/mL (n=596) 107 55.4 86 44.6 0.974 1.01 (1.40, 1.42)  
CD4 cell count (n=805)
 0–199 cells/mm3 81 52.9 72 47.1 0.138    
 200–349 cells/mm3 93 61.2 59 38.8  
 350–499 cells/mm3 104 60.1 69 39.9  
 500+ cells/mm3 170 52.0 157 48.0  

Associations indicate less likely to disclose to family members.

MDD, major depressive disorder; ODD, other depressive disorders.