Major depressive disorder and its association with adherence to antiretroviral therapy and quality of life: cross-sectional survey of people living with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants, Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital (FHRH), Northwest Ethiopia (N = 391)

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics		Frequency	Percent
Age in years	18–29	51	13.2
	30–39	161	41.8
	40–49	119	30.9
	50+	54	14.0
Gender	Male	119	30.7
Gender	Female	269	69.3
Marital status	Single	53	13.6
	Married/in relationship	187	47.8
	Divorced/widowed	151	38.6
Educational status	Illiterate	123	31.5
	Primary education	125	32.0
	Secondary education	93	23.8
	Tertiary education	50	12.8
Employment	Public servant	84	21.5
	Self employed	182	46.7
	None employed	124	31.8
Current CD4 count (last 6 months)	< 200	28	7.6
	200–349	69	18.6
	350–499	95	25.7
	> 500	178	48.1
Antiretroviral therapy regimen	First-line	288	74.6
Antiretroviral therapy regimen	Second-line	98	25.4
Duration of ART treatment in years	1–5	72	19.0
	6–10	134	35.4
	11 and above	175	45.6
Major depressive disorder	Yes	127	32.5
Major depressive disorder	No	264	67.5
ART adherence	High adherence	289	81.9
ART adherence	Low adherence	64	18.1

NOTE: First-line regimen is the use of first choice antiviral drugs and a switch to second-line regimen is recommended when there is treatment failure with first-line treatments

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