Characteristic | HIV positive (n = 165) | HIV negative (n = 72) | p-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | N | % | N | % |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.008 |
 Male | 41 | 24.8 % | 7 | 9.7 % |  |
 Female | 124 | 75.2 % | 65 | 90.3 % |  |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.009 |
  < 30 | 26 | 16.1 % | 22 | 32.4 % |  |
 30–39 | 59 | 36.6 % | 28 | 41.2 % |  |
 40–49 | 56 | 34.8 % | 12 | 17.6 % |  |
 50+ | 20 | 12.4 % | 6 | 8.8 % |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Married/steady | 87 | 52.7 % | 57 | 79.2 % |  |
 Divorced/widowed | 42 | 25.5 % | 4 | 5.6 % |  |
 Single | 36 | 21.8 % | 11 | 15.3 % |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.21 |
 Secondary or more | 127 | 77.0 % | 58 | 80.6 % |  |
 Primary or less | 38 | 23.0 % | 14 | 19.4 % |  |
Current employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.78 |
 Unemployed | 69 | 41.8 % | 33 | 45.8 % |  |
 Permanent FT or PT | 16 | 9.7 % | 7 | 9.7 % |  |
 Casual/self-employed | 80 | 48.5 % | 32 | 44.4 % |  |
Main income source | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.20 |
 Own business/salary | 96 | 58.2 % | 35 | 48.6 % |  |
 Partner/family | 58 | 35.2 % | 34 | 47.2 % |  |
 No income | 11 | 6.7 % | 3 | 4.2 % |  |
Suffer from chronic illness | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.49 |
 No | 86 | 52.1 % | 41 | 56.9 % |  |
 Yes | 79 | 47.9 % | 31 | 43.1 % |  |
Reason for clinic visit | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.02 |
 Routine/family/antenatal | 63 | 38.2 % | 39 | 54.2 % |  |
 Other reason | 102 | 61.8 % | 33 | 45.8 % |  |
Negative life events in last six months | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.15 |
 No | 13 | 7.9 % | 10 | 13.9 % |  |
 Yes | 152 | 92.1 % | 62 | 86.1 % |  |
SSQ ≥ 9 |  |  |  |  | 0.02 |
 No | 53 | 32.1 % | 35 | 48.6 % |  |
 Yes | 112 | 67.9 % | 37 | 51.4 % |  |
PHQ ≥ 11 |  |  |  |  | 0.002 |
 No | 52 | 31.5 % | 38 | 52.8 % |  |
 Yes | 113 | 68.5 % | 34 | 47.2 % |  |