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Table 6 Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis for factors associated with suicidal ideation among PLWHA at selected public hospitals, North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 326)

From: Suicidal ideation and attempt among people living with HIV/AIDS in selected public hospitals: Central Ethiopia

Variables

Suicidal ideation

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

 

Yes

No

  

Age (in years)

    

 18–27

4

24

1.00

1.00

 28–37

24

97

1.49 (0.47, 4.68)

2.30 (0.36, 14.50)

 38–47

18

86

1.26 (0.39, 4.06)

2.13 (0.32, 14.03)

 >  = 48

6

67

0.54 (0.14, 2.07)

0.55 (0.06, 4.74)

Marital status

    

 Married

16

124

1.00

1.00

 Never married

11

48

1.78 (0.77, 4.10)

1.68 (0.46, 6.14)

 Divorced

18

63

2.21 (1.06, 4.63)

2.03 (0.64, 6.46)

 Widowed

7

39

1.39 (0.53, 3.63)

0.61 (0.13, 2.87)

Ethnicity

    

 Amhara

45

255

0.18 (0.02, 1.29)

0.13 (0.002, 10.77)

 Oromo

5

17

0.29 (0.03, 2.65)

0.09 (0.001, 9.84)

 Others

2

2

1.00

1.00

Employment status

    

 Unemployed/none

8

19

2.25 (0.92, 5.51)

1.01 (0.20, 5.09)

 Productive

6

52

0.62 (0.25, 1.54)

0.43 (0.12, 1.52)

 Income generating

38

203

1.00

1.00

average monthly income

    

 < 300 ETB

23

71

4.73 (1.70, 13.13)

4.02 (1.20, 3.51) *

 300–879 ETB

11

58

2.77 (0.91, 8.42)

1.87 (0.52, 6.72)

 880–1800 ETB

13

72

2.64 (0.89, 7.78)

1.44 (0.41, 5.04)

 > 1800 ETB

5

73

1.00

1.00

Hunger in the last month

    

 Yes

17

46

2.41 (1.24, 4.66)

0.64 (0.20, 2.07)

 No

35

228

1.00

1.00

Current living status

    

 Living with family

32

213

1.00

1.00

 Living alone

20

61

2.18 (1.17, 4.09)

2.46 (1.05, 5.74) *

Past psychiatric illness

    

 Yes

7

17

2.35 (0.92, 5.99)

0.58 (0.11, 3.05)

 No

45

257

1.00

1.00

History of suicidal thoughts before HIV status known

    

 Yes

15

7

15.46 (5.92, 40.42)

4.33 (0.84, 22.36)

 No

37

267

1.00

1.00

History of suicidal attempt before HIV status known

 Yes

15

3

36.62 (10.12, 132.55

8.74 (1.30, 58.88) *

 No

37

271

1.00

1.00

Family history of suicidality

    

 Yes

8

5

9.78 (3.06, 31.26)

5.79 (1.34, 25.08) *

 No

44

269

1.00

1.00

Started taking ARV drug

    

 Yes

48

264

1.00

1.00

 No

4

10

2.20 (0.66, 7.30)

1.42 (0.25, 8.09)

Self-rated current health status

 HIV positive with no symptoms

31

220

1.00

1.00

 Have symptoms, not changed normal daily routines

16

29

3.92 (1.91, 8.02)

2.10 (0.81, 5.48)

 Symptoms, change normal daily routines; extra rest not required

4

18

1.58 (0.50, 4.97)

0.24 (0.04, 1.36)

 Symptoms, in bed, or resting, less than half of waking hours

1

7

1.01 (0.12, 8.52)

0.08 (0.002, 3.03)

Symptoms of anxiety and depression

 Normal

23

221

1.00

1.00

 Mild

13

27

4.63 (2.10, 10.18)

5.78 (2.13, 15.75) ***

 Moderate to severe

16

26

5.91 (2.78, 12.60)

5.47 (2.01, 14.88) ***

Social support

    

 Poor support

34

144

1.71 (0.92, 3.17)

1.08 (0.42, 2.75)

 Moderate-to-strong support

52

274

1.00

1.00

History of gossip with the last 12 months because of HIV status

 Often

11

24

4.43 (1.87, 10.50)

2.38 (0.60, 9.50)

 Sometimes

16

51

3.03 (1.44, 6.37)

3.26 (1.07, 9.97) *

 Hardly ever

7

25

2.71 (1.03, 7.13)

1.36 (0.31, 6.02)

 Never

18

174

1.00

1.00

Consider oneself spiritual or religious

 Yes

37

228

1.00

1.00

 No

15

46

2.01 (1.02, 3.96)

1.17 (0.36, 3.84)

Rate of importance of faith/belief in life (mean score of scale from 0 to 5)

 Important (> = 3.96)

32

196

1.00

1.00

 Not important (< 3.96)

20

78

1.57 (0.85, 2.91)

1.25 (0.43, 3.70)

Ever use of tobacco

    

 Yes

6

14

2.42 (0.89, 6.63)

0.89 (0.17, 4.66)

 No

46

260

1.00

1.00

Ever use of khat

    

 Yes

13

24

3.47 (1.63, 7.38)

5.58 (2.08, 14.98) ***

 No

52

274

1.00

1.00

Current use of khat

    

 Yes

3

6

2.74 (0.66, 11.30)

0.51 (0.05, 4.75)

 No

49

268

1.00

1.00

  1. *P value is significant at P < 0.05 **P value is significant at P < 0.01, ***P value is significant at P ≤ 0.001, 1.00 = reference for category, P value of Hosmer and Lemeshow test = 0.31