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Table 3 Logistic regression model showing the predictors of depression in the ALWHIV

From: Depression and suicidal behavior among adolescents living with HIV in Botswana: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Wald

p-value

AOR

95% CI

Lower

Upper

Gender

 Females

5.41

0.020

1.96

1.11

3.45

Age

 Older age

0.66

0.418

0.92

0.75

1.13

Level of education

 Junior high school and below

0.52

0.472

0.82

0.47

1.42

Clinic attendance

 Poor

1.55

0.214

1.79

0.72

4.47

Medication changed more once in 6 mths

 Yes

0.14

0.712

1.11

0.65

1.88

Perceived support from family

 Good

4.71

0.030

0.54

0.31

0.94

Support/counselling from health staff

 Good

8.05

0.005

0.42

0.23

0.76

Paternal orphan

 Yes

1.19

0.276

0.29

0.03

2.71

Maternal orphan

 Yes

4.49

0.034

2.87

1.08

7.62

Double orphan

 Yes

0.49

0.483

0.41

0.04

4.87

Parent marital status

 Single, separated or divorced

0.77

0.381

0.71

0.34

1.5219

Caregiver

 Single parent or others

0.07

0.786

1.10

0.54

2.24

HIV status

 Felt bad about status

0.22

0.640

1.15

0.64

2.05

Viral load

 Below 400 copies

31.7

 < 0.01

5.01

2.86

8.78

Frequency of religious participation

 Regularly

0.00

0.987

1.01

0.52

1.94

Alcohol use disorder

 Present

0.05

0.824

1.08

0.55

2.13

Having a family member with the same infection

 Yes

0.00

0.997

1.00

0.481

2.09

Religion

 Christianity

0.33

0.567

1.29

0.54

3.08

  1. Significant p values in bold