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.