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. 2020 Jan 14;148:e8. doi: 10.1017/S095026881900222X

Table 4.

Factors associated with depression and anxiety among HIV patients at UTH in Conakry, 2018 (n = 160)

Factors Depression (HAD-D ⩾ 8) Anxiety (HAD-A ⩾ 8)
n (%) Crude OR (95% CI) P value Adjusted OR (95% CI) n (%) Crude OR (95% CI) P value Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Sex Male 6 (14.3) 1 0.60 3 (7.1) 1 0.16
Female 21 (17.8) 1.29 (0.48–3.47) 19 (16.1) 2.49 (0.69–8.90)
Age 20–39 years 16 (20.0) 1.56 (0.67–3.63) 0.29 15 (18.8) 2.40 (0.92–6.26) 0.07 2.81 (1.04–7.58)
⩾40 years 11 (13.8) 1 7 (8.8) 1 1
Education Unable to read and write 9 (16.1) 1 0.84 6 (10.7) 1 0.42
Primary and plus 18 (17.3) 1.09 (0.45–2.62) 16 (15.4) 1.51 (0.55–4.12)
Occupation Unemployment 7 (18.4) 1.15 (0.44–2.97) 0.77 8 (21.1) 2.05 (0.78–5.36) 0.14 2.52 (0.92–6.87)
Employee 20 (16.4) 1 14 (11.5) 1 1
Marital status Divorced/widowed 8 (15.1) 1.16 (0.43–3.11) 0.08 10 (18.9) 1.91 (0.72–5.07) 0.42
Single 8 (33.3) 3.27 (1.13–9.44) 3 (12.5) 1.17 (0.29–4.73)
Married 11 (13.3) 1 9 (10.8) 1
Body mass index ⩽18 12 (37.5) 3.55 (1.40–8.97) 0.003 3.62 (1.37–9.57) 7 (21.9) 2.24 (0.77–6.49) 0.33
18–25 13 (14.4) 1 1 10 (11.1) 1
>25 2 (5.3) 0.32 (0.07–1.53) 0.39 (0.08–1.85) 5 (13.2) 1.21 (0.38–3.81)
Patient status Ambulatory 22 (15.1) 1 0.06 18 (12.3) 1 0.10
Hospitalised 5 (35.7) 3.13 (0.95–10.22) 4 (28.6) 2.84 (0.80–10.02)
Duration to know HIV status ⩽5 years 14 (15.4) 1 0.56 9 (9.9) 1 0.11
>5 years 13 (18.8) 1.27 (0.55–2.92) 13 (18.8) 2.11 (0.84–5.28)
Started ART No 4 (80.0) 22.95 (2.45–214.69) 0.006 18.93 (1.88–189.81) 1 (20.0) 1.59 (0.17–14.97) 0.68
Yes 23 (18.4) 1 1 21 (13.5) 1
Temporary stop of ART Never started 4 (80.0) 26.0 (2.75–245.89) 0.01 1 (20.0) 1.86 (0.19–17.69) 0.28
Yes 5 (25.0) 2.17 (0.70–6.69) 5 (25.0) 2.48 (0.79–7.74)
No 18 (13.3) 1 16 (11.9) 1
Tuberculosis No 22 (14.9) 1 0.03 19 (12.8) 1 0.25
Yes 5 (41.7) 4.09 (1.19–14.04) 3 (25.0) 2.26 (0.56–9.11)