Characteristics Depression COR (95% CI)
YES (%) NO (%)
Sex      
Male 109(40.1) 163 (59.9) 1.445(1.068,1.956)*
Female 230 (49.1) 238(50.9) 1
Age      
<20 years 3 (50.0) 3(50.0) 1
21-30 years 82(47.4) 91(52.6) 1.110(0.218,5.652)
31-39 164(46.9) 186 (53.1) 1.134(0.226,5.697)
>=40 90(42.7) 121(57.3) 1.344(0.265,6.817)
Education level      
Can’t read and write 21(6.2) 39(9.7) 1
Read &Write only 68(20.1) 94(23.4) 0.774(0.402,1.377)
1-8 grade 142(42.2) 155(38.7) 0.584(0.328,1.039)
9-12 grade 38(11.2) 35(8.7) 0.496(0.246,1.000)
Above 12 grade 69(20.4) 78(19.5) 0.609(0.327,1.133)
Marital status      
Single 39(59.1) 27(40.9) 1
Married 167(49.0) 174(51.0) 1.505(0.882,2.569)
Widowed 68(35.1) 126(64.9) 2.676(1.510,4.745)*
Divorced/separated/cohabiting 65(46.8) 74(53.2) 1.644(0.909,2.976)
Occupation      
Unemployed 92(58.6) 65(41.4) 1
Gov’t employee 58(54.7) 48 (45.3) 1.171(0.713,1.926)
Merchant 55(44.0) 70(56.0) 1.801(1.120,2.897)*
Self employed 76(38.2) 123(61.8) 3.185(1.306,7.765)*
Farmer 8(30.8) 18(69.2) 2.291(1.494,3.512)*
Day laborer 28(48.3) 30(51.7) 1.516(0.828,2.777)
Others 22(31.9) 47(68.1) 3.024(1.663,5.497)*
Monthly Income      
<500 Eth.birr 166(51.9) 154(48.1) 1.437(0.956,2.160)
500-1000  Eth.birr 84(40.6) 123(59.4) 1.578(1.108,2.248)*
1000-1500 Eth.birr 32 (40.0) 48(60.0) 1.617(0.982,2.661)
>1500  Eth.birr 57(42.9) 76(57.1) 1
Table 3: Bivariate analysis between Socio Demographic and Economic variables with depression among people living with HIV on ART program in Harari region, Ethiopia,March 2013.