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Table 2 Correlates of major depressive disorder

From: Depression and suicidality among adolescents living with human immunodeficiency virus in Lagos, Nigeria

Variables

Current major depressive disorder

Life time major depressive disorder

Yes

No

Total

x2

p

Yes

No

Total

x2

p

Gender

 Male

15 (12.1)

109 (87.9)

124

5.348

0.021

50 (40.3)

74 (59.7)

124

2.596

0.107

 Female

19 (24.7)

58 (75.3)

77

  

40 (51.9)

37 (49.1)

77

  

Primary care giver

 Both parent

15 (15.5)

82 (84.5)

97

0.281

0.596

39 (40.2)

58 (59.8)

97

1.583

0.208

 With one parent/others

19 (18.3)

85(81.7)

104

  

51 (49.0)

53 (51.0)

104

  

Family type

 Monogamous

22 (16.1)

115 (83.9)

137

0.225

0.635

59 (43.1)

78 (56.9)

137

0.509

0.476

 Polygamous

12 (18.8)

52 (81.2)

64

  

31 (48.4)

33 (51.6)

64

  

Oslo score

 Poor social support

15 (20.0)

60 (80.0)

75

3.205

0.201

40 (53.3)

35 (46.7)

75

7.060

0.029

 Moderate social support

16 (18.6)

70 (81.4)

86

  

39 (45.3)

47 (54.7)

86

  

 Strong social support

3 (7.5)

37 (92.5)

40

  

11 (27.5)

29 (72.5)

40

  

ACE score

 High

16 (28.1)

41 (71.9)

67

7.044

0.008

32 (56.1)

25 (43.9)

67

4.155

0.042

 Low

18 (12.5)

26 (87.5)

144

  

58 (40.3)

86 (59.7)

144

  

Physical abuse

 Yes

27 (18.2)

121 (81.8)

148

0.704

0.401

74 (50.0)

74 (50.0)

148

6.194

0.013

 No

7 (13.2)

46 (86.8)

53

   

16 (30.2)

37 (69.8)

53

 

Emotional abuse

 Yes

23 (20.0)

92 (80.0)

115

1.82

0.177

58 (50.4)

57 (49.6)

115

3.481

0.062

 No

11 (12.8)

75 (87.2)

86

  

32 (37.2)

54 (62.7)

86

  

Route of infection

 Birth

28 (16.0)

147 (84.0)

175

0.807

0.369

73 (41.7)

102 (58.3)

175

5.129

0.024

 Other

6 (23.1)

20 (76.9)

26

  

17 (65.4)

9 (34.6)

26

  

Family member loss due to HIV

 Yes

7 (14.6)

41 (85.4)

48

0.244

0.621

27 (56.2)

21 (43.8)

48

3.357

0.067

 No

27 (17.6)

126 (82.4)

153

  

63 (41.2)

90 (58.8)

153

  

Careful to disclose status

 Yes

28 (15.8)

149 (84.2)

177

1.267

0.260

74 (41.8)

103 (58.2)

177

5.282

0.022

 No

6 (25.0)

18 (75.0)

24

  

16 (66.7)

8 (33.3)

24

  

Change CD4 count N = 145

 Increased

7 (8.5)

75 (91.5)

82

5.388

0.020

32 (39.0)

50 (61.0)

82

0.431

0.511

 Decreased

14 (22.2)

49 (77.8)

63

  

28 (44.4)

35 (55.6)

63

  
  1. Significant values in italic
  2. x2, chi-square; p, significant value