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Table 3 Multiple Logistic regression analysis of depression among HIV positive prisoners at central prison (Kaliti) Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2016, (n = 400)

From: Two-third of inmates were depressed among HIV positive prisoners at central prison (Kaliti), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variables

Depression

Yes

No

COR

95% CI

AOR

95% CI

Educational status

No formal education

43

18

2.39

1.085–5.260

3.03

0.902–10.205

 Primary

107

46

2.33

1.199–4.514

4.11

1.66–10.19*

 Secondary

92

46

2.00

1.026–3.898

2.28

0.923–5.624

 Tertiary and above

24

24

1

 

1

 

Social support

 Poor

162

62

0.55

0.351–0.855

1.14

0.419–3.098

 Moderate

83

58

0.57

0.275–1.199

0.90

0.333–2.447

 Strong

21

14

1

 

1

 

Stigma

 Yes

144

32

3.76

2.364–5.987

3.88

2.08–7.25**

 No

122

102

1

 

1

 

History of chronic illness

 Yes

75

16

2.89

1.611–5.206

2.88

1.34–6.17**

 No

191

118

1

 

1

 

WHO clinical stage

 Stage I

148

93

1

 

1

 

 Stage II

69

26

1.67

0.991–2.806

2.47

1.19–5.12**

 Stage III

44

12

2.30

1.157–4.589

2.10

0.90–4.88

 Stage IV

5

3

1.05

0.245–4.486

1.23

0.19–7.67

ART

 Yes

158

38

1

 

1

 

 No

108

96

1.727

1.103–2.704

1.30

0.69–2.45

Length of stay in prison

 < 1 year

61

46

1

 

1

 

 1–3 years

100

49

1.54

0.921–2.571

1.949

0.91–4.20

 4–6 years

46

11

3.15

1.473–6.750

2.27

1.22–4.23**

 7–9 years

30

22

1.03

0.526–2.010

1.89

0.49–7.24

 ≥ 10 years

29

6

3.65

1.397–9.507

3.53

1.15–10.85*

Disclosure of HIV status to partners

 Yes

89

57

1

 

1

 

 No

137

50

1.76

1.103–2.791

1.64

0.93–2.88

Disclosure of HIV status to friends

 Yes

144

80

1

 

1

 

 No

82

27

1.69

1.010–2.820

1.54

0.84–2.84

  1. NB: *P value < 0.05, * P value < 0.01