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Table 3 Unidentified major depressive disorder in adult HIV/AIDS patients attending CCC in Nairobi suburbs

From: Undetected psychiatric morbidity among HIV/AIDS patients attending Comprehensive Care Clinic (CCC) in Nairobi Kenya: towards an integrated mental health care

Variables

N

%

Undetected MDD

p value

Presence

Absence

Mean age (± SD), 37.3 (9.2)

  

39.4 (± 9.0)

36.3 (± 9.1)

0.013*

Gender

 Male

59

24.1

12 (20.3)

47 (79.7)

0.025*

 Female

186

75.9

67 (36.0)

119 (64.0)

 

Marital status

 Single

39

15.9

12 (30.8)

27 (69.2)

0.64

 Married

114

46.5

34 (29.8)

80 (70.2)

 

 Separated (divorced or widowed)

92

37.6

33 (35.9)

59 (64.1)

 

Level of education

 Primary or none

135

55.1

42 (31.1)

93 (68.9)

0.10

 Secondary

89

36.3

34 (38.2)

55 (61.8)

 

 College/university

21

8.6

3 (14.3)

18 (85.7)

 

Currently employed

 Yes

114

46.5

35 (30.7)

79 (69.3)

0.63

 No

131

53.5

44 (33.6)

87 (66.4)

 

Reported monthly income

 Less than KES 3000

117

47.8

48 (41.0)

69 (59.0)

0.005*

 More than KES 3000

128

52.2

31 (24.2)

97 (75.8)

 

Religious affiliation

 Catholic

68

27.8

19 (27.9)

49 (72.1)

0.325

 Protestant

162

66.1

57 (35.2)

105 (64.8)

 

 Other

15

6.1

3 (20.0)

12 (80.0)

 

Occupation

 Skilled

74

30.2

21 (28.4)

53 (71.6)

0.394

 Unskilled

171

69.8

58 (33.9)

113 (66.1)

 
  1. *significant p value of less than 0.05