Table 1.
Bivariate analysis of association of mental health and demographic variables with attendance of post-test counselling
| Variable | Prevalence among total sample N (%) | Attendance of PTC among exposure category N (%) | Unadjusted OR with 95% confidence interval | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total |
1934 |
(100.00) |
1684 |
(87.07) |
|
|
|
| Symptoms of common mental disorder |
104 |
(5.38) |
80 |
(76.92) |
0.47 |
(0.29-0.76) |
<0.01 |
| Hazardous alcohol use (men only) |
257 |
(13.29) |
212 |
(82.49) |
0.66 |
(0.46-0.93) |
0.02 |
| Cognitive functioning |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Delayed recall: scored below educational norm |
466 |
(23.06) |
380 |
(85.20) |
1.31 |
(0.99-1.75) |
0.06 |
| Verbal fluency: scored below educational norm |
500 |
(25.85) |
429 |
(85.80) |
0.81 |
(0.60-1.10) |
0.18 |
| Male |
915 |
(47.31) |
784 |
(81.75) |
1.00 |
|
|
| Female |
1019 |
(52.69) |
900 |
(85.87) |
1.36 |
(1.06-1.73) |
0.01 |
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
Overall test for trend |
0.04 |
| 18-25 |
444 |
(22.96) |
371 |
(83.56) |
1.00 |
|
|
| 26-30 |
368 |
(19.03) |
325 |
(88.32) |
1.49 |
(0.99-2.23) |
0.06 |
| 31-34 |
307 |
(15.87) |
266 |
(86.64) |
1.28 |
(0.84-1.93) |
0.25 |
| 35-40 |
299 |
(15.46) |
266 |
(88.96) |
1.59 |
(1.02-2.46) |
0.04 |
| 41-45 |
168 |
(8.69) |
145 |
(86.31) |
1.24 |
(0.75-2.06) |
0.40 |
| 46-50 |
155 |
(8.01) |
141 |
(90.97) |
1.98 |
(1.08-3.62) |
0.03 |
| 50+ |
193 |
(9.98) |
170 |
(88.08) |
1.45 |
(0.88-2.40) |
0.14 |
| Religion |
|
|
|
|
|
Overall test for heterogeneity |
0.60 |
| Hindu |
1406 |
72.70 |
1223 |
(86.98) |
1.00 |
|
|
| Christian |
316 |
16.34 |
275 |
(87.03) |
1.00 |
(0.70-1.44) |
0.98 |
| Muslim |
209 |
10.83 |
184 |
(88.04) |
1.10 |
(0.71-1.72) |
0.67 |
| Other |
3 |
0.15 |
2 |
(66.67) |
0.30 |
(0.03-3.32) |
0.33 |
| Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
Overall test for heterogeneity |
0.01 |
| Married/co-habiting |
1351 |
(69.86) |
1195 |
(88.45) |
1.00 |
|
|
| Widowed |
16 |
(0.83) |
16 |
(100.00) |
----- |
------ |
0.15 |
| Separated/divorced |
138 |
(7.14) |
117 |
(84.78) |
0.73 |
(0.44-1.19) |
0.21 |
| Never married |
429 |
(22.18) |
356 |
(82.98) |
0.64 |
(0.47-0.86) |
<0.01 |
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
Overall test for trend |
0.50 |
| None |
350 |
(18.10) |
303 |
(86.57) |
1.00 |
|
|
| Primary school |
485 |
(25.08) |
429 |
(88.45) |
1.19 |
(0.78-1.80) |
0.42 |
| Secondary school |
941 |
(48.66) |
820 |
(87.14) |
1.05 |
(0.73-1.51) |
0.79 |
| Further education |
158 |
(8.17) |
132 |
(83.54) |
0.79 |
(0.47-1.33) |
0.37 |
| Employment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Paid employee |
998 |
(51.60) |
858 |
(85.97) |
1.00 |
Overall test for heterogeneity |
0.09 |
| Student |
50 |
(2.59) |
38 |
(76.00) |
0.52 |
(0.26-1.01) |
0.06 |
| Seasonal work |
44 |
(2.28) |
38 |
(86.36) |
1.03 |
(0.43-2.49) |
0.94 |
| Self-employed: small-scale business |
58 |
(3.00) |
53 |
(91.38) |
1.73 |
(0.68-4.40) |
0.25 |
| Owns business |
107 |
(5.53) |
92 |
(85.98) |
1.00 |
(0.56-1.78) |
1.00 |
| Unemployed |
243 |
(12.56) |
218 |
(89.71) |
1.42 |
(0.91-2.23) |
0.13 |
| No work outside home |
434 |
(22.44) |
387 |
(89.17) |
1.34 |
(0.95-1.91) |
0.10 |
| Perceived likelihood of testing positive for HIV |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Likely/very likely |
85 |
(4.40) |
70 |
(82.35) |
0.68 |
(0.38-1.21) |
0.18 |
| HIV status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| HIV-positive | 221 | (11.43) | 183 | (82.81) | 0.68 | (0.47-0.99) | 0.05 |