Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of HIV positive patients attending public health facilities of Dessie town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2019.
| Variable | Depression symptoms (n = 380) | X2, df | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Total | ||
| Age | ||||
| 18–29 years | 28 (47.5%) | 85 (26.5%) | 113 (29.7%) | 13.730, 3 |
| 30–39 years | 14 (23.7%) | 142 (44.2%) | 156 (41.1%) | |
| 40–49 years | 10 (16.9%) | 68 (21.2%) | 78 (20.5%) | |
| ≥50 years | 7 (11.9%) | 26 (8.1%) | 33 (8.7%) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 20 (33.9%) | 143 (44.5%) | 163 (42.9%) | 2.308, 1 |
| Female | 39 (66.1%) | 178 (55.5%) | 217 (57.1%) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 27 (45.8%) | 140 (43.6%) | 167 (43.9%) | 0.093,1 |
| Married | 32 (54.2%) | 181 (56.4%) | 213 (56.1%) | |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 46 (78%) | 254 (79.1%) | 300 (78.9%) | 0.040, 1 |
| Rural | 13 (22%) | 67 (20.9%) | 80 (21.1%) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Amhara | 57 (96.6%) | 289 (90%) | 346 (91.1%) | 2.648, 1 |
| Othersa | 2 (3.4%) | 32 (10%) | 34 (8.9%) | |
| Religion | ||||
| Christian | 26 (44.1%) | 135 (42.1%) | 161 (42.4%) | 0.083, 1 |
| Muslim | 33 (55.9%) | 186 (57.9%) | 219 (57.6%) | |
| Level of education | ||||
| Have no formal education | 16 (27.1%) | 74 (23.1%) | 90 (23.7%) | 7.518, 3 |
| Grade1-8 | 18 (30.5%) | 131 (40.8%) | 149 (39.2%) | |
| Grade9-12 | 12 (20.3%) | 82 (25.5%) | 94 (24.7%) | |
| College and above | 13 (22%) | 34 (10.6%) | 47 (12.4%) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Government employed | 13 (22%) | 38 (11.8%) | 51 (13.4%) | 8.412, 4 |
| Private employed | 10 (16.9%) | 45 (14%) | 55 (14.5%) | |
| Housewife | 10 (16.9%) | 42 (13.1%) | 52 (13.7%) | |
| Farmer | 11 (18.6%) | 59 (18.4%) | 70 (18.4%) | |
| Othersb | 15 (25.4%) | 137 (42.7%) | 152 (40%) | |
| Living condition | ||||
| Family | 46 (78%) | 284 (88.5%) | 330 (86.8%) | 4.816, 1 |
| Alone | 13 (22%) | 37 (11.5%) | 50 (13.2%) | |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Poorest quintile | 19 (32.2%) | 62 (19.3%) | 81 (21.3%) | 9.849, 4 |
| Poorer quintile | 14 (23.7%) | 81 (25.2%) | 95 (25.0%) | |
| Middle quintile | 5 (8.5%) | 36 (11.2%) | 41 (10.8%) | |
| Richer quintile | 8 (13.6%) | 92 (28.7%) | 100 (26.3%) | |
| Richest quintile | 13 (22%) | 50 (15.6%) | 63 (16.6%) | |
a Tigray and Oromo;
b student, merchant, daily laborer and jobless.