Table 3.
Bivariable results for factors associated with depression severity (continuous PHQ-9 score) among people living with HIV receiving HIV care in Lilongwe, Malawi (July to September 2013); N=206
Coefficient | 95% CI | p-value | |
Marital status | |||
Not married | 0.32 | (0.92, 1.57) | 0.61 |
Married | reference | ||
Education | |||
No primary, secondary, or tertiary |
−1.03 | (−2.64, 0.58) | 0.21 |
Any primary, secondary, or tertiary |
reference | ||
ART use | |||
Pre-ART | 1.17 | (0.03, 2.30) | 0.04 |
Established ART | reference | ||
HIV status disclosure | |||
Yes | reference | ||
No | −0.19 | (−2.54, 2.15) | 0.87 |
ART adherence | |||
Number of pills missed, past month |
−0.12 | (−0.57, 0.32) | 0.59 |
On long-term treatment other than ART |
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Yes | 0.71 | (−0.98, 2.40) | 0.40 |
No | reference | ||
Living with an illness other than HIV |
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Yes | 0.42 | (−1.06, 1.91) | 0.58 |
No | reference | ||
Number of sexual partners, past month |
−0.04 | (−0.13, 0.05) | 0.39 |
Number of sexual encounters, past month |
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Primary partner | −0.07 | (−0.17, 0.03) | 0.15 |
Casual partner | −0.01 | (−0.11, 0.09) | 0.80 |
Number of times using a condom, past month |
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Primary partner | −0.10 | (−0.22, 0.02) | 0.11 |
Casual partner | −0.09 | (−0.21, 0.03) | 0.14 |
Proportion of encounters protected, past month |
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Primary partner | −0.65 | (−2.41, 1.10) | 0.46 |
Casual partner | −0.99 | (−11.06, 9.09) | 0.85 |
Alcohol use | |||
CAGE score, continuous |
0.49 | (0.07, 0.92) | 0.02 |