Study of Depression and Its Associated Factors among Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Coastal South India

Table 3

Baseline characteristics of study population (𝑛=137).

Characteristics	BDI score		P value^*
	Not depressed N (%)	Depressed N (%)
Residence
Urban	43 (66.2%)	22 (33.8%)	<0.001
Rural	24 (33.3%)	48 (66.7%)
Marital status
Single	15 (68.2%)	7 (31.8%)	<0.001
Married	46 (55.4%)	37 (44.6%)
Widowed	6 (18.8%)	26 (81.3%)
Religion
Hindu	52 (47.3%)	58 (52.7%)	0.54
Muslim	3 (42.9%)	4 (57.1%)
Christian	12 (60 %)	8 (40%)
Mode of transmission
Sexual	55 (50%)	55 (50%)	0.417
Blood	7 (36.8%)	12 (63.2%)
Other	5 (62.5%)	3 (37.5%)
Time since diagnosis
<5 years	39 (43.8%)	50 (56.2%)	0.075
>5 years	28 (58.3%)	20 (41.7%)
Antiretroviral treatment (Art)
On art	25 (50%)	25 (50%)	0.493
Not on art	42 (48.3%)	45 (51.7%)
Socioeconomic status (Ses)
Middle Ses	36 (75%)	12 (25%)	<0.001
Lower Ses	31 (34.8%)	58 (65.2%)
CD4 group
<250	27 (55.1%)	27 (44.9%)	0.183
>250	40 (45.5%)	48 (54.5%)

^*P value less than 0.05 taken as statistically significant.