Table 1.
Depression status of patients by Socio-demographic factors and CD4 counts
| Factor | Level | No MDD (n = 139) | Has MDD (n = 62) | Total (n = 201) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 139 (69.2%) | 62 (30.8%) | 201 | |
| Study Site | Entebbe | 73 (82.0%) | 16 (18.0%) | 89 (44.3%) |
| Masaka | 66 (58.9%) | 46 (41.1%) | 112 (55.7%) | |
| Sex | Male | 31 (75.6%) | 10 (24.4%) | 41 (20.4%) |
| Female | 108 (67.5%) | 52 (32.5%) | 160 (79.6%) | |
| Age (years) | 18–29 | 51 (76.1%) | 16 (23.9%) | 67 (33.3%) |
| 30–34 | 27 (69.2%) | 12 (30.8%) | 39 (19.4%) | |
| 35–39 | 16 (61.5%) | 10 (38.5%) | 26 (12.9%) | |
| 40–49 | 27 (56.2%) | 21 (43.8%) | 48 (23.9%) | |
| 50 + | 18 (85.7%) | 3 (14.3%) | 21 (10.4%) | |
| Education Level | None | 15 (62.5%) | 9 (37.5%) | 24 (11.9%) |
| Primary | 86 (66.7%) | 43 (33.3%) | 129 (64.2%) | |
| Secondary or higher | 38 (79.2%) | 10 (20.8%) | 48 (23.9%) | |
| Marital Status | Current married | 73 (72.3%) | 28 (27.7%) | 101 (50.2%) |
| Widowed | 18 (60.0%) | 12 (40.0%) | 30 (14.9%) | |
| Separated/Divorced | 36 (66.7%) | 18 (33.3%) | 54 (26.9%) | |
| Single | 10 (71.4%) | 4 (28.6%) | 14 (7.0%) | |
| Missing | 2 (100%) | 0 | 2 (1.0%) | |
| Religion | Catholic | 80 (66.7%) | 40 (33.3%) | 120 (59.7%) |
| Protestant | 23 (74.2%) | 8 (25.8%) | 31 (15.4%) | |
| Muslim | 24 (72.7%) | 9 (27.3%) | 33 (16.4%) | |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 3 (75.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 4 (2.0%) | |
| Born Again | 9 (69.2%) | 4 (30.8%) | 13 (6.5%) | |
| Employment Status | Farmer/Fisherman | 44 (71.0%) | 18 (29.0%) | 62 (30.8%) |
| Professional/Clerical | 9 (90.0%) | 1 (10.0%) | 10 (5.0%) | |
| Trader/Artisan/Transport | 51 (68.9%) | 23 (31.1%) | 74 (36.8%) | |
| Unemployed/Retired | 12 (52.2%) | 11 (47.8%) | 23 (11.4%) | |
| Student/Other | 23 (71.9%) | 9 (28.1%) | 32 (15.9%) | |
| Socio-economic status index | <=12 | 26 (57.8%) | 19 (42.2%) | 45 (22.4%) |
| 13–15 | 52 (68.4%) | 24 (31.6%) | 76 (37.8%) | |
| 16–19 | 44 (73.3%) | 16 (26.7%) | 60 (29.8%) | |
| 20 + | 17 (85.0%) | 3 (15.0%) | 20 (10.0%) | |
| CD4 count (grouped) | < 250 cells/μl | 20 (76.9%) | 6 (23.1%) | 26 (12.9%) |
| 250–349 | 15 (60.0%) | 10 (40.0%) | 25 (12.4%) | |
| 350–499 | 43 (76.8%) | 13 (23.2%) | 56 (27.9%) | |
| 500–749 | 45 (68.2%) | 21 (31.8%) | 66 (32.8%) | |
| > = 750 cells/μl | 16 (57.1%) | 12 (42.9%) | 28 (13.9%) |