Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Its Associated Factors among People Living with HIV Attending Public Hospitals of Nekemte Town, Western Ethiopia, 2021

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of PLHIV who were attending ART clinic in Nekemte town public hospitals, Western Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables	Category	Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Age	18-25	58	15.1
	26-35	127	33.1
	36-45	122	31.8
	46-55	60	15.6
	≥55	17	4.4
Sex	Male	152	39.6
	Female	232	60.4
Residence	Urban	331	86.2
	Rural	53	13.8
Marital status	Married	190	49.5
	Single	65	16.9
	Widowed	86	22.4
	Divorced	43	11.2
Education	Unable to read and write	72	18.8
	Primary school	153	39.8
	Secondary school	106	27.6
	Diploma and above	53	13.8
Occupation	Student	36	9.4
	Merchant	100	26.0
	Farmer	23	6.0
	Employer	55	14.3
	Daily laborer	80	20.8
	Housewife	55	14.3
	Unemployed	35	9.1
Religion	Protestant	201	52.3
	Orthodox	141	36.7
	Catholic	32	8.3
	Others	8	2.1
Ethnicity	Oromo	324	84.4
	Amhara	51	13.3
	Others	4	1.0
Income	<500	148	38.5
	500-1000	69	18.0
	1001-2000	85	22.1
	>2000	82	21.4