Table 3 Psychosocial stressors among people initiating HIV care with mental and substance use disorder symptoms in Cameroon, overall and by history of mental health help-seeking
|  | Total n = 161 N (%)/median (IQR) | No mental health help-seeking n = 72 N (%)/median (IQR) | Any mental health help-seeking n = 89 N (%)/median (IQR) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Emotional IPV | ||||
 No | 84 (52.2) | 44 (61.1) | 40 (44.9) | 0.04 |
 Yes | 77 (47.8) | 28 (38.9) | 49 (55.1) |  |
Physical IPV | ||||
 No | 110 (68.3) | 49 (68.1) | 61 (68.5) | 0.95 |
 Yes | 51 (31.7) | 23 (31.9) | 28 (31.5) |  |
Sexual IPV | ||||
 No | 116 (72.0) | 55 (76.4) | 61 (68.5) | 0.27 |
 Yes | 45 (28.0) | 17 (23.6) | 28 (31.5) |  |
Controlling behavior | ||||
 No | 32 (20.1) | 15 (20.8) | 17 (19.5) | 0.84 |
 Yes | 127 (79.9) | 57 (79.2) | 70 (80.5) |  |
Any IPV | ||||
 No | 23 (14.4) | 12 (16.7) | 11 (12.5) | 0.45 |
 Yes | 137 (85.6) | 60 (83.3) | 77 (87.5) |  |
Lifetime traumatic events | 5 (3–6) | 3 (2–6) | 5 (3–6) | 0.02 |