Background
Methods
Study setting and population
Data collection
Data processing and analyses
Results
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants
Variable | Category | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 120 | 40.8 |
Female | 174 | 59.2 | |
Age | 18–29 | 54 | 18.4 |
30–39 | 116 | 39.5 | |
40–49 | 83 | 28.2 | |
≥ 50 | 41 | 13.9 | |
Marital status | Single | 68 | 23.1 |
Married | 145 | 49.3 | |
Divorced | 39 | 13.3 | |
Widowed | 42 | 14.3 | |
Religion | Muslim | 45 | 15.3 |
Orthodox | 126 | 42.9 | |
Protestant | 104 | 35.4 | |
Catholic | 19 | 6.5 | |
Education | No formal education | 95 | 32.3 |
Primary school | 77 | 26.2 | |
High school | 36 | 12.2 | |
College/university | 42 | 29.3 | |
Occupational status | Housewives | 44 | 15.0 |
Civil servant | 76 | 25.9 | |
Non governmental | 25 | 8.5 | |
Daily labor | 22 | 7.5 | |
Merchant | 103 | 35.0 | |
Unemployed | 24 | 8.2 | |
Living status | Family | 188 | 63.9 |
Alone | 58 | 19.7 | |
With relatives | 48 | 16.3 | |
Monthly income | < 2500 ETB | 79.2 | 79.6 |
2500–5000 ETB | 14.6 | 14.6 | |
> 5000 ETB | 5.8 | 5.8 |
Clinical and psychosocial characteristics of the study participants
Clinical and social support characteristics | Frequency | Percent % |
---|---|---|
Drug adherence | ||
Good | 180 | 61.2 |
Poor | 114 | 38.8 |
HIV status of the partner | ||
Positive | 165 | 56.1 |
Negative | 50 | 17.0 |
Do not know | 79 | 26.9 |
Social support | ||
Poor | 87 | 29.6 |
Good | 207 | 70.4 |
Duration of the illness (years) | ||
< 5 | 89 | 30.3 |
5–10 | 150 | 51.0 |
≥ 10 | 55 | 18.7 |
CD4 cell count of the participants | ||
200 | 27 | 9.2 |
200–1000 | 259 | 88.1 |
≥ 1000 | 8 | 2.7 |
Family history of mental illness | ||
Yes | 37 | 12.6 |
No | 257 | 87.4 |
Previous history of mental illness | ||
Yes | 17 | 5.8 |
No | 277 | 94.2 |
Perceived stigma | ||
Yes | 165 | 56.1 |
No | 129 | 43.9 |
Social support | ||
Poor | 87 | 29.6 |
Good | 207 | 70.4 |
Comorbid illness | ||
TB | 21 | 7.1 |
Heart diseases | 9 | 3.1 |
Liver diseases | 8 | 2.7 |
Diabetes | 12 | 4.2 |
No comorbidity | 244 | 82.9 |
Substance use (alcohol and cigarette) | ||
Yes | 31 | 10.5 |
No | 263 | 89.5 |
Prevalence of common mental disorders and associated factors
Characteristics | Common mental disorder | COR at 95% CI | AOR at 95% CI | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Age in years | ||||
18–29 | 15 | 39 | 1.59 (0.59, 4.21) | |
30–39 | 50 | 66 | 3.13 (1.33, 7.35) | |
40–49 | 23 | 60 | 1.58 (0.64, 3.93) | |
≥ 50 | 8 | 33 | 1 | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 107 | 91 | 1 | 1 |
Female | 67 | 29 | 1.96 (1.17, 3.29) | 1.25 (1.01, 2.43)** |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 27 | 41 | 1 | 1 |
Married | 26 | 119 | 0.33 (0.17, 0.93) | 0.28 (0.12, 1.03) |
Divorced | 17 | 22 | 1.17 (0.53, 2.61) | 0.82 (0.37, 2.06) |
Widowed | 26 | 16 | 2.47 (1.12, 5.44) | 1.99 (1.51, 5.28)* |
Living status | ||||
Family | 49 | 139 | 1 | |
Alone | 30 | 28 | 3.04 (1.65, 5.59) | |
Relatives or others | 17 | 31 | 1.55 (0.79, 3.06) | |
HIV status of partner | ||||
Positive | 44 | 121 | 0.56 (0.32, 0.99) | |
Negative | 21 | 29 | 1.21 (0.54, 2.31) | |
Do not have partner | 31 | 48 | 1 | |
Social support | ||||
Poor | 45 | 42 | 3.28 (1.94, 5.55) | 2.44 (1.33, 4.51)** |
Good | 51 | 156 | 1 | 1 |
Previous history of mental illness | ||||
Yes | 11 | 6 | 4.14 (1.48, 11.56) | 3.83 (1.89, 9.33)* |
No | 85 | 192 | 1 | 1 |
Family history of mental illness | ||||
Yes | 8 | 29 | 0.53 (0.23, 1.21) | |
No | 88 | 169 | 1 | |
Perceived HIV stigma | ||||
Yes | 55 | 74 | 2.25 (2.13, 3.73) | 1.97 (1.63, 2.89)* |
No | 41 | 124 | 1 | 1 |
CD4 cell count | ||||
< 200 | 11 | 16 | 2.06 (0.35, 12.17) | |
200–1000 | 83 | 176 | 1.42 (0.54, 7.16) | |
≥ 1000 | 2 | 6 | 1 |