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Table 3 Correlates of suicidality

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

Variables

Suicidality

Statistics

Yes (n%)

No (n%)

Total

X2

p

Gender

 Male

38 (30.6)

86 (69.4)

124

3.101

0.078

 Female

33 (42.9)

44 (57.1)

77

  

Primary care giver

 Both parent

31 (32.0)

66 (68.0)

97

0.929

0.335

 With one parent/others

40 (38.5)

64 (61.5)

104

  

Family type

 Monogamous

44 (32.1)

93 (67.9)

137

1.936

0.184

 Polygamous

27 (42.2)

37 (57.8)

64

  

Oslo score

 Poor social support

29 (38.7)

46 (61.3)

75

1.458

0.482

 Moderate social support

31 (36.0)

55 (64.0)

86

  

 Strong social support

11 (36.0)

29 (72.5)

40

  

ACE score

 High

27 (47.4)

30 (52.6)

57

5.053

0.025

 Low

44 (30.6)

100 (69.4)

144

  

Physical abuse

 Yes

61 (41.2)

87 (58.8)

148

8.531

0.003

 No

10 (18.9)

43 (81.1)

53

  

Emotional abuse

 Yes

50 (43.5)

65 (56.5)

115

7.824

0.005

 No

21 (24.4)

65 (76.5)

86

  

Route of infection

 Birth

60 (34.3)

115 (65.7)

175

0.638

0.425

 Other

11 (42.3)

15 (57.7)

26

  

Family member loss due to HIV

 Yes

19 (39.6)

29(60.4)

48

0.501

0.479

 No

52 (34.0)

101(66.0)

15

  

Careful to disclosure status

 Yes

58 (32.8)

119 (67.2)

177

4.236

0.040

 No

13 (54.2)

11(45.8)

   

CD4 count N* = 145

 Increased

23 (28.0)

59 (72.0)

82

2.783

0.095

 Decreased

26 (41.3)

37 (58.7)

63

  
  1. x2, chi-square; p, significant value
  2. Significant values in italics (p ≤ 0.05)