Table 3.
Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with suicidal attempt among HIV-positive people at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2014.
| Variable | Categories | Suicidal attempt | COR (CI: 95%) | AOR (CI: 95%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||
| Sex | Male |
13 | 161 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 45 | 198 | 2.82 (1.46–5.39)∗ | 4.48 (1.85–10.81)∗∗ | |
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| Occupation | Unemployed | 37 | 166 | 2.04 (1.15–3.63)∗ | 1.91 (1.001–3.65)∗ |
| Employed | 21 | 193 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
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| Monthly income (Ethiopian Birr) | <750 | 20 |
73 | 2.21 (1.18–4.12)∗ | 1.58 (0.72–3.44) |
| 750–1200 | 8 | 44 | 1.47 (0.63–3.40) |
1.06 (0.38–2.92) | |
| ≥1200 | 30 | 242 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
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| Social support | Good | 20 |
185 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Poor | 38 | 174 | 2.02 (1.13–3.60)∗ | 1.63 (0.84–3.13) | |
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| WHO clinical stages | I |
14 | 167 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| II |
16 | 125 | 1.53 (0.71–3.24) | 1.47 (0.64–3.33) | |
| III | 18 | 55 | 3.90 (1.82–8.36)∗∗∗ | 4.46 (1.93–10.29)∗∗∗ | |
| IV | 10 | 12 | 9.94 (3.65–27.04)∗∗∗ | 10.98 (3.56–33.79)∗∗∗ | |
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| Started HAART | Yes | 49 | 330 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 9 | 29 | 2.09 (0.09–4.67)∗ | 3.44 (1.33–8.89)∗ | |
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| Family history of suicidal attempt | Yes | 10 | 26 | 2.67 (1.21–5.87)∗ | 2.26 (0.88–5.75) |
| No | 48 | 333 | 1.00 | ||
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| Depression |
Presence | 38 | 159 | 2.39 (1.33–4.26)∗ | 2.04 (1.07–3.87)∗ |
| Absence | 20 | 200 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
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| Perceived stigma | Yes | 42 | 192 | 2.28 (1.23–4.21)∗∗ | 1.34 (0.60–3.01) |
| No | 16 | 167 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
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| Ever use of substance | Yes | 13 | 55 | 1.59 (0.80–3.15) | 3.39 (1.32–8.73)∗ |
| No | 45 | 304 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
∗ p value < 0.05, ∗∗p value < 0.01, and ∗∗∗p value < 0.001.
Model: Chi-square = 11.11, df = 8, and Sig. = 0.19.