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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants by HIV statusa

From: Prevalence and correlates of probable common mental disorders in a population with high prevalence of HIV in Zimbabwe

Characteristic

HIV positive (n = 165)

HIV negative (n = 72)

p-value

 

N

%

N

%

 

Gender

    

0.008

 Male

41

24.8 %

7

9.7 %

 

 Female

124

75.2 %

65

90.3 %

 

Age group

    

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

    

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

    

0.21

 Secondary or more

127

77.0 %

58

80.6 %

 

 Primary or less

38

23.0 %

14

19.4 %

 

Current employment status

    

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

    

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

    

0.49

 No

86

52.1 %

41

56.9 %

 

 Yes

79

47.9 %

31

43.1 %

 

Reason for clinic visit

    

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

    

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 %

 
  1. aHIV status unknown (n = 27) not included