Factors Affecting Psychological Distress among People Living with HIV/AIDS at Selected Hospitals of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Table 3
Factors associated with the psychological distress of the participants among PLWHA at three selected hospitals ART clinics, North Shewa Zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2017 (n=422).
Variables
Psychological Distress
p-value
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Yes
No
Sex:
Male
6
150
0.025
1
1
Female
27
239
2.86 (1.14, 7.14)
3.02 (1.16, 7.82)
Education status:
Illiterate
21
129
0.001
3.53 (1.68, 7.39)
2.91 (1.31, 6.45)
Literate
12
260
1
1
Marital status
Others
24
218
0.068
2.09 (0.95, 4.62)
-
Married
9
171
1
Alcohol use
No
15
281
0.002
1
1
Yes
18
208
3.12 (1.52, 6.67)
2.70 (1.23, 5.88)
Perceived stigma
Yes
19
137
0.013
2.5(1.22. 5.26)
2.41 (1.11, 5.22)
No
14
252
1
1
CD4 count cells/μl
<500
23
187
0.02
2.48 (1.15, 5.36)
2.28 (1.02, 5.11)
>=500
10
202
1
1
COR = Crude Odds Ratio; AOR = Adjusted Odds Ration; CI = Confidence Interval; (asterisk) indicates the statistical association of predictors in multivariate logistic regression.