Depression, suicidality, and alcohol use disorder among people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria

Egbe, Catherine O.; Dakum, Patrick S.; Ekong, Ernest; Kohrt, Brandon A.; Minto, John G.; Ticao, Cynthia J.

doi:10.1186/s12889-017-4467-5

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Distribution of socio-demographic and health-related variables

From: Depression, suicidality, and alcohol use disorder among people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria

	Male		Female		Total
Categories	Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent^a
Age (N = 1174):
18–25 years	6	.5	34	2.9	40	3.4
26–35 years	68	5.8	346	29.5	414	35.3
36–45 years	169	14.4	299	25.5	468	39.9
46–55 years	111	9.5	78	6.6	189	16.1
56–65 years	33	2.8	17	1.4	50	4.2
66–75 years	10	.9	2	.2	12	1.1
> 75 < 80	1	.1	0	0.0	1	.1
Marital status (N = 1185):
Married	335	28.3	412	34.8	747	63.1
Separated	8	.7	62	5.2	70	5.9
Divorced	4	.3	27	2.3	31	2.6
Widowed	12	1.0	167	14.1	179	15.1
Never married	39	3.3	119	10.0	158	13.3
Geopolitical zone of origin (N = 1186):
North-central	186	15.7	377	31.8	563	47.5
North-east	22	1.9	40	3.4	62	5.3
North-west	56	4.7	111	9.4	167	14.1
South-east	78	6.6	140	11.8	218	18.4
South-south	39	3.3	90	7.6	129	10.9
South-west	17	1.4	30	2.5	47	4.0
Religion (N = 1187):
Christian	321	27.0	659	55.5	980	82.6
Muslim	75	6.3	128	10.8	203	17.1
Traditional religion	0	0.0	1	.1	1	.1
None	1	.1	0	0.0	1	.1
Others	1	.1	1	.1	2	.2
Highest level of education (N = 1186):
No education	20	1.7	64	5.4	84	7.1
Primary education	80	6.7	142	12.0	222	18.7
Secondary education	142	12.0	299	25.2	441	37.2
Tertiary education (HND, NCE, OND, BSc, BEd, BA)	133	11.2	265	22.3	398	33.5
Postgraduate education (MA/MSc/Ph.D.)	23	1.9	18	1.5	41	3.5
Employment status (N = 1186):
Private sector	66	5.6	98	8.3	164	13.8
Public sector	124	10.5	159	13.4	283	23.9
Self-employed	156	13.2	358	30.2	514	43.3
Unemployed	35	3.0	151	12.7	186	15.7
Student	3	.3	12	1.0	15	1.3
Retired	14	1.2	8	.7	22	1.9
Unable to work	0	0.0	2	.2	2	.2
Estimated monthly household income (N = 1167):
N19,999 and below	65	5.6	248	21.3	313	26.8
N20,000 –N49,999	140	12.0	210	18.0	350	30.0
N50,000 – N79,999	80	6.9	131	11.2	211	18.1
N80,000 – N119,999	42	3.6	61	5.2	103	8.8
N120,000 – N499,999	43	3.7	52	4.5	95	8.1
N500,000 – N999,000	6	.5	2	.2	8	.7
N1 million and above	2	.2	1	.1	3	.3
None	15	1.3	69	5.9	84	7.2
Research category (N = 1187):
Care and monitoring	11	.9	34	2.9	45	3.8
Started ART on or before Jan. 2015	6	.5	10	.8	16	1.3
Between August – December 2014	12	1.0	22	1.9	34	2.9
On or before July 2014	321	27.0	621	52.3	942	79.4
On second-line drugs	48	4.0	102	8.6	150	12.6
Smoking status (N = 1186):
Smoker	21	1.8	4	.3	25	2.1
Ex-smoker	123	10.4	27	2.3	150	12.6
Never smoker	254	21.4	757	63.8	1011	85.2
Number of years living with HIV (N = 1187):
20–25 years	4	.3	3	.3	7	.6
15–19 years	17	1.4	18	1.5	35	3.0
10–14 years	86	7.2	141	11.9	227	19.5
5–9 years	149	12.6	365	30.7	514	44.1
1–4 years	130	11.0	244	20.6	374	32.1
< 1 year	4	.3	4	.3	8	.7
Don’t know	8	.7	14	1.2	22	1.9

^aOnly valid percent reported

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