Table 2. Factors associated with depression among pregnant women living with HIV (n = 200).
Variables | Possible depression | cOR (95%CI) | p-value | aOR (95%CI) | p-value | |
No (n = 150) n(%) |
Yes (n = 50) n(%) |
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Education level attained | ||||||
Primary | 83(70.9) | 34 (29.1) | 1.7(0.9–3.4) | 0.118 | 1.6(0.6–4.1) | 0.314 |
Secondary and above | 67 (80.7) | 16 (19.3) | Ref | |||
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 135 (78.5) | 37 (21.5) | Ref | Ref | ||
Single | 15 (53.6) | 13 (46.4) | 3.2(1.4–7.2) | 0.006 | 4.2 (1.1–14.6) | 0.030 |
Income-earning activities | ||||||
None | 43 (71.7) | 17 (23.8) | 1.2(0.6–2.5) | 0.477 | ||
Informal/Formal | 107 (76.4) | 33 (23.6) | Ref | |||
First pregnancy | ||||||
Yes | 34 (77.3) | 10 (22.7) | ||||
No | 116 (74.4) | 40 (25.6) | 1.2(0.5–2.6) | 0.694 | ||
HIV diagnosis | ||||||
New diagnosis | 71 (75.5) | 23 (24.5) | Ref | |||
Established diagnosis | 79 (74.5) | 27 (25.5) | 1.0(0.5–2.0) | 0.870 | ||
Disclosure to anyone | ||||||
No | 34 (82.9) | 7 (17.1) | 0.5 (0.2–1.3) | 0.193 | ||
Yes | 116 (73.0) | 43 (27.0) | ||||
Yes | 91 (76.5) | 28 (23.5) | ||||
Food Insecurity (FHI) | ||||||
Never | 112 (84.2) | 21 (15.8) | ||||
Sometimes | 38 (56.7) | 29 (43.3) | 4.1 (2.1–8.0) | <0.001 | 2.4 (1.0–6.4) | 0.056 |
Ever experienced violence | ||||||
No | 106 (81.5) | 24 (18.5) | ||||
Yes | 44 (62.9) | 26 (37.1) | 2.6 (1.3–5.0) | 0.004 | 1.5 (0.6–3.6) | 0.409 |
Variables | Median(IQR) | Median(IQR) | cOR (95%CI) | P value | aOR | P-value |
Age in years | 30 (26–35) | 30 (24–35) | 1.0 (0.9–1.0) | 0.532 | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) | 0.892 |
Social support | 30 (24–36) | 26.5 (23–30) | 0.9 (0.9–1.0) | 0.001 | 1.0 (0.9–1.0) | 0.303 |
HIV Shame | 15 (10.7–20) | 29 (22.7–35) | 1.2 (1.1–1.3) | <0.001 | 1.2 (1.1–1.3) | <0.001 |
Enacted stigma | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–2) | 1.3 (1.0–1.5) | 0.014 | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) | 0.621 |
Attitude about pregnancy | 16 (13–19.5) | 14 (9.7–16) | 0.9 (0.9–1.0) | 0.007 | 0.9 (0.8–1.0) | 0.134 |
cOR, crude odds ratio, aOR, adjusted odds ratio
Adjusted for social support, enacted stigma, attitude about pregnancy, HIV shame, level of education, marital status, food insecurity and violence