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

Table 3

Relationship between ways of coping and suicidal ideation and attempts among HIV infected patients in HIV clinics in Mbarara, July–October 2009 ().

Variable	Mean score (SD), suicidal	Mean score (SD) nonsuicidal	cOR (95% CI)	value	aOR (95% CI)	value
Seeking social support	7.14 (4.84)	9.66 (4.60)	0.89 (0.83–0.97)	0.006	0.92 (0.82–1.04)	0.189
Accepting responsibility	2.35 (2.55)	3.29 (2.90)	0.88 (0.76–1.03)	0.097
Escape-avoidance	4.17 (4.42)	6.53 (5.41)	0.91 (0.84–0.99)	0.027	0.98 (0.88–1.26)	0.588
Planful problem solving	4.76 (3.82)	6.33 (3.88)	0.89 (0.79–0.99)	0.036	1.05 (0.83–1.15)	0.780
Positive reappraisal	5.57 (4.19)	8.24 (5.11)	0.90 (0.83–0.97)	0.009	0.96 (0.80–1.16)	0.657
Confrontive coping	3.59 (3.96)	5.02 (4.38)	0.92 (0.84–1.01)	0.093
Distancing	3.21 (3.28)	5.04 (4.30)	0.89 (0.80–0.99)	0.026	0.96 (0.76–1.23)	0.761
Self-controlling	3.93 (3.81)	5.35 (4.61)	0.93 (0.844–1.02)	0.110

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