Table 2

Characteristics	Options	Frequency	%
Little interest or pleasure in doing things	Yes	426	57.6
Little interest or pleasure in doing things	No	314	42.4
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless	Yes	481	65.0
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless	No	259	35.0
staying asleep, or sleeping too much	Yes	471	63.6
staying asleep, or sleeping too much	No	269	36.4
Feeling tired or having little energy	Yes	537	72.6
Feeling tired or having little energy	No	203	27.4
Poor appetite or overeating	Yes	470	63.5
Poor appetite or overeating	No	270	36.5
Feeling bad about yourself, or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down	Yes	382	51.6
	No	358	48.4
Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV	Yes	402	54.3
	No	338	45.7
Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed.	Yes	395	53.4
	No	345	46.6
Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way.	Yes	353	47.7
	No	387	52.3
Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV	Yes	402	54.3
	No	338	45.7
Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed.	Yes	395	53.4
	No	345	46.6
Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way.	Yes	353	47.7
	No	387	52.3

Table 2: Factors assessing depression in PHQ scale among people living with HIV on ART program in Harari Region, Ethiopia, March 2013.