TABLE 2.
Prevalence of Depression Among Vietnamese Men Living With HIV and Men in the General Population: Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2007–2008, and Mekong Delta, Vietnam, 2004–2005
| Men Living With HIV |
Men in General Population |
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| Total Sample, No. | Depression,a No. (%) | χ2 | P | Total Sample, No. | Depression,b No. (%) | χ2 | P | |
| All | 584 | 109 (18.7) | 1431 | 13 (0.9) | ||||
| Age, y | 0.732 | .87 | 8.18 | .17 | ||||
| 18–24 | 54 | 9 (16.7) | 370 | 0 (0.0) | ||||
| 25–34 | 387 | 76 (19.6) | 406 | 2.0 (0.5) | ||||
| ≥ 35 | 132 | 22 (16.7) | 654 | 10.7 (1.6) | ||||
| Education | ||||||||
| Primary | 264 | 46 (17.4) | 3.19 | .203 | 868 | 10.2 (1.2) | 2.59 | .27 |
| Secondary or vocational training | 294 | 55 (18.7) | 360 | 2.5 (0.7) | ||||
| Tertiary | 25 | 8 (32.0) | 186 | 0.0 (0.0) | ||||
| Labor force status | ||||||||
| Currently employed | 301 | 52 (17.3) | 825 | 2.4 (0.3) | ||||
| Unemployed/not in workforce | 337 | 64 (19.0) | 583 | 10.3 (1.8) | ||||
| No. of HIV symptoms | ||||||||
| None | 199 | 15 (7.5) | 36.35 | .001 | … | … | ||
| 1 | 234 | 45 (19.2) | … | … | ||||
| 2 | 88 | 26 (29.5) | … | … | ||||
| ≥ 3 | 63 | 23 (36.5) | … | … | ||||
| No. of stressful life events | 19.36 | .001 | ||||||
| 0–2 | 120 | 14 (11.7) | … | … | ||||
| 3–4 | 179 | 26 (14.5) | … | … | ||||
| 5–6 | 177 | 34 (19.2) | … | … | ||||
| ≥ 6 | 108 | 35 (32.4) | … | … | ||||
| Illicit drug use in past 6 mo | 4.26 | .039 | ||||||
| No | 320 | 50 (15.6) | … | … | ||||
| Yes | 250 | 56 (22.4) | … | … | ||||
a
One-month prevalence.
b
Twelve-month prevalence.