Depression among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Attending ART Clinics at Aksum Town, Aksum, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Depression and clinical characteristics of adult HIV/AIDS patients on ART in Aksum town, Aksum, Ethiopia, 2015.

Variable	Categories	Number (n)	Percent ()
Depression status	Depressed	60	14.6
	Not depressed	351	85.4
ART Adherence status	Adherent	274	66.7
	Nonadherent	137	33.3
Duration of ART in months	6-12	45	10.9
	13-24	52	12.7
	>=25	314	76.4
Treatment level	First line treatment	400	97.3
	Second line treatment	11	2.7
ART Doses given per day	Once a day	164	39.9
	Twice a day	234	56.9
	Three times a day	13	3.8
Treatment other than ART	Yes	81	19.7
	No	330	80.3
Any side effect of ART medication	Yes	29	7.1
	No	382	92.9
Opportunistic infection	Yes	33	8.0
	No	378	92.0
Functional status	Working	401	97.6
	Ambulatory	10	2.4
WHO stage of HIV/AIDS	Stage I	84	20.4
	Stage II and above	327	79.6
CD4 count	<=200	42	10.2
	201-500	161	39.2
	>=501	208	50.6
Hemoglobin level	Normal	345	83.9
	Low	66	16.1
BMI	Underweight	79	19.2
	Normal	321	78.1
	Overweight	11	2.7
Living condition	Lives alone	116	28.2
	Lives with parents	39	9.5
	Lives with family	256	62.3