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. 2018 Dec 17;15(12):2888. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15122888

Table 6.

Factors associated with depression among patients receiving ART.

Characteristic Depression 1 PHQ-9 Score 2
OR 95%CI Coef 95%CI
Gender (Female vs. Male) 0.37 * 0.12; 1.10
Marital status (Live with spouse/partner vs. Single) 4.66 ** 1.25; 17.42
HIV stage (Symptomatic vs. asymptomatic) 4.50 *** 1.99; 7.00
Number of CD4 cell at the start of ART (vs. ≥ 500)
 350 ≤ CD4 cell count < 500 4.18 ** 1.15; 15.21 0.44 −1.28; 2.12
 <350 1.09 0.37; 3.25 0.08 −1.39; 1.55
Type of services (no HCT vs. having HCT) 8.37 *** 2.47; 28.34 1.39 * −0.23; 3.00
Satisfied with treatment results (Yes vs. No) 0.18 * 0.03; 1.09 −4.35 *** −6.82; −1.87
AUDIT score 0.29 ** 0.07; 0.50
Currently using drug (Yes vs. No) 0.33 0.07; 1.45
Having the problems with mobility (Yes vs. No) 2.62 *** 1.03; 4.21
Having problems performing daily activities (Yes vs. No) 1.65 0.61; 4.44 1.78 ** 0.12; 3.45
Pain/discomfort (Yes vs. No) 7.23 *** 1.79; 29.15
Complication and concurrent disease (Yes vs. No) 1.61 ** 0.20; 3.02
Suffer from discrimination in (Yes vs. No)
 Work place 19.69 *** 2.55; 152.13 2.43 −0.48; 5.33
 Health facilities 12.91 * 0.97; 171.12
 Community 3.57 ** 1.20; 10.62 1.96 ** 0.40; 3.51
Disclose health status with (Yes vs. No)
 Family −1.46 ** −2.85; −0.06
 Relatives 3.26 0.62; 17.18 2.88 ** 0.68; 5.07
 Health workers −1.83 * −3.98; 0.32
 Peer educators 0.03 * 0.00; 1.94

*** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1; 1 Multivariate logistic regression model; 2 Multivariate Tobit regression model.