Depressive Symptoms among People Living with HIV Attending ART Centers of Lumbini Province, Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants at selected ART centers in Lumbini province, 2020.

Variables (n = 406)	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Age of respondent	≤40	200	49.3
	>40	206	50.7
Sex	Male	199	49
	Female	207	51
Ethnicity	Dalit	58	14.3
	Janjati	108	26.6
	Religious minorities	122	30
	Upper caste	118	29.1
Educational status	Literate	121	29.8
	Illiterate	285	70.2
Occupational status	Unemployed	82	20.2
	Agriculture	131	32.3
	Labor/wage worker	70	17.2
	Self/employed	123	30.3
Family type	Nuclear	247	60.8
	Joint	159	39.2
Tobacco products consumption	Yes	111	27.3
	No	295	72.7
Alcohol consumption	Yes	108	26.6
	No	298	73.4
Marital status	Married	258	63.5
	Unmarried/widow/separated	148	36.5