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Table 1 Background characteristics of 100 newly diagnosed HIV-positive patients in Yaoundé, Cameroon

From: Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in HIV-positive patients: a cross-sectional study among newly diagnosed patients in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Characteristic

Male (n = 48)

Female (n = 52)

P-value

 

n (%) or mean (SD)

 

Age (years)

42.4 (10.3)

38.7 (10.3)

0.07

Marital status

  Single

16 (33.3)

24 (46.2)

0.19

  Couple

32 (66.7)

28 (53.8)

Education level

  Primary

16 (33.3)

20 (38.5)

0.76

  Secondary

17 (35.4)

19 (36.5)

  University

15 (31.3)

13 (25)

Employment status

  Employed

32 (66.7)

14 (27)

< 0.001

  Unemployed

16 (33.3)

38 (73)

Area of residence

  Urban

33 (68.7)

43 (82.7)

0.10

  Rural

15 (31.3)

9 (7.3)

Personal past history of depression

  Yes

3 (6.3)

2 (3.8)

0.50

  No

45 (93.7)

50 (96.2)

Family past history of depression

  Yes

2 (4.2)

0 (0)

0.22

  No

46 (95.8)

52 (100)

Alcohol abuse

  Yes

8 (16.7)

9 (17.3)

0.93

  No

40 (83.3)

43 (82.7)

Receive antiretroviral treatment

  Yes

19 (39.6)

21 (40.4)

0.93

  No

29 (50.4)

31 (59.6)

CD4 cells count (cells/mm3)

254 (116)

216 (139)

0.14