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

Table 3

Depression and clinical characteristics of study participants at selected ART centers in Lumbini province, 2020.

Variables (n = 406)	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Depression	Yes	109	26.8
	No	297	73.2
Period of diagnosis	≤12 months	62	15.3
	>12 months	344	84.7
Period of ART initiation	≤12 months	65	16
	>12 months	341	84
Time difference between diagnosis and ART initiation	≤3 months	316	77.8
	>3 months	90	22.2
WHO clinical stage	Stage I	205	50.5
	Stage II	78	19.2
	Stage III	98	24.1
	Stage IV	25	6.2
CD4 count (cells/mm^3)	<200	105	25.9
	≥200	301	74.1