Burden of Suicidal Ideation and Attempt among Persons Living with HIV and AIDS in Semiurban Uganda

Table 2

Psychological correlates of suicidal ideation and attempt in HIV infected patients in HIV clinics in Mbarara ().

Independent variable	Suicidal ()-; mean (SD)	Nonsuicidal ()-; mean (SD)	cOR (95% CI)	value	aOR (95% CI)	value
Emotional factors
Anxiety (BAI) score	18.64 (17.70)	7.98 (9.87)	1.06 (1.03–1.09)	0.001	1.00 (0.95–1.06)	0.898
Depression (BDI) score	10.24 (7.89)	4.47 (5.60)	1.13 (1.07–1.20)	0.001	1.06 (0.97–1.17)	0.219
Hopelessness (BHS) score	4.52 (5.38)	2.79 (3.14)	1.12 (1.02–1.23)	0.024	1.03 (0.90–1.17)	0.682
Trait anger score	20.32 (6.81)	15.96 (5.90)	1.11 (1.04–1.16)	0.002	1.03 (0.96–1.13)	0.565
State anger score	13.92 (7.46)	10.45 (1.78)	1.24 (1.16–1.38)	0.001	1.17 (1.01–1.34)	0.032
Problem solving styles
Sensing style score	19.00 (2.71)	20.62 (3.33)	0.87 (0.77–0.98)	0.024	0.92 (0.77–1.13)	0.465
Intuitive style score	19.60 (3.16)	20.84 (3.20)	0.89 (0.79–1.01)	0.073
Feeling style score	19.68 (3.34)	21.16 (3.15)	0.88 (0.78–0.99)	0.034	1.01 (0.84–1.23)	0.910
Thinking style score	20.92 (3.11)	21.32 (3.16)	0.96 (0.85–1.09)	0.545

cOR: crude odds ratios; aOR: adjusted odds ratios.
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