Table 2. Clinical, psycho-social, and behavioral characteristics of HIV positive patients attending public health facilities of Dessie town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2019.

Variable	Depression (n = 380)			X2, df
	Yes	No	Total
Number of ART pills taken per day
1	27 (45.8%)	124 (38.6%)	151 (39.7%)	1.169, 2
2	11 (18.6%)	74 (23.1%)	85 (22.4%)
3	21 (35.6%)	123 (38.3%)	144 (37.9%)
Frequency of dosage of ART drug
Once	31 (52.5%)	144 (44.9%)	175 (46.1%)	1.184, 1
Twice	28 (47.5%)	177 (55.1%)	205 (53.9%)
Taking medication other than ART
Yes	41 (69.5%)	126 (39.3%)	167 (43.9%)	18.501, 1
No	18 (30.5%)	195 (60.7%)	213 (56.1%)
Presence of ART drug side effect
Yes	8 (13.6%)	11 (3.4%)	19 (5.0%)	10.772, 1
No	51 (86.4%)	310 (96.6%)	361 (95.0%)
Current CD4 count
<200 cells/mm3	5 (8.5%)	29 (9%)	34 (8.9%)	4.199, 3
200–350 cells/mm3	18 (30.5%)	83 (25.9%)	101 (26.6%)
351–500 cells/mm3	22 (37.3%)	91 (28.3%)	113 (29.7%)
>500 cells/mm3	14 (23.7%)	118 (36.8%)	132 (34.7%)
Current WHO stage
I	54 (91.5%)	309 (96.3%)	363 (95.5%)	2.616, 1
≥II	5 (8.5%)	12 (3.7%)	17 (4.5%)
Presence of opportunistic infections
Yes	5 (8.5%)	10 (3.1%)	15 (3.9%)	3.776, 1
No	54 (91.5%)	311 (96.9%)	365 (96.1%)
HIV serostatus disclosure to any person
Yes	44 (74.6%)	301 (93.8%)	345 (90.8%)	21.956, 1
No	15 (25.4%)	20 (6.2%)	35 (9.2%)
Currently drink alcohol
Yes	13 (22%)	65 (20.2%)	78 (20.5%)	0.097, 1
No	46 (78%)	256 (79.8%)	302 (79.5%)
Currently chew chat
Yes	5 (8.5%)	21 (6.5%)	26 (6.8%)	0.292, 1
No	54 (91.5%)	300 (93.5%)	354 (93.2%)
Currently smoke cigarettes
Yes	1 (1.7%)	8 (2.5%)	9 (2.4%)	0.137, 1
No	58 (98.3%)	313 (97.5%)	371 (97.6%)
Perceived stigma
Yes	42 (71.2%)	72 (22.4%)	114 (30.0%)	56.418, 1
No	17(28.8%)	249 (77.6%)	266 (70.0%)