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Table 1 Characteristics and multivariate analysis of PLWH who tested positive for at least one mental disorder vs. PLWH who tested negative for mental disorders

From: Stigma and mental health among people living with HIV across the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

 

Overall (n = 578)

Mental Disorders screening negative (N = 437)

Mental Disorders screening positive (N = 141)

OR [95% CI]

p-value1

Adjusted p-value2

Gender, n (%)

      

 Male

426 (73.7)

334 (76.3)

92 (65.2%)

Ref.

Ref.

-

 Female

147 (25.43)

102 (22.8%)

45 (31.9%)

1.18 [0.80;1.36]

-

0.483

 Non-binary

4 (0.69%)

0 (0.93%)

4 (2.8%)

-

-

0.988

Age, median [IQR]

49 [37;56]

48.0 [36.0;56.0]

52.0 [41.0;57.0]

1.02 [0.99;1.04]

0.141

0.315

MSM (Men who have sex with men) n (%)

195 (33.74%)

100 (22.9%)

95 (67.3%)

2.94 [1.55;4.38]

0.001

0.01

Continent of origin, n (%)

    

0.840

 

 Europe

559 (96.71%)

420 (95.8%)

139 (98.4%)

Ref.

Ref.

-

 Africa

12 (2.08%)

10 (2.33%)

2 (1.59%)

-

-

0.287

 America

7 (1.21%)

7 (1.86%)

0 (0.00%)

-

-

0.999

Tobacco smoke, n (%)

244 (42.21%)

166 (38.1%)

78 (55.6%)

2.02 [1.14;3.60]

0.015

0.011

Years of HIV (ys of diseases), n (%)

8 [4;20]

7.00 [3.00;15.5]

11.0 [5.00;23.0]

1.03 [1.00;1.06]

0.024

0.015

Substance use, n (%)

65 (11.25%)

47 (10.7%)

18 (12.7%)

1.23 [0.49;2.81]

0.648

0.189

HBV co-infection, n (%)

25 (4.33%)

18 (4.19%)

7 (4.76%)

1.18 [0.24;4.19]

0.814

0.129

HCV co-infection, n (%)

81 (14.01%)

57 (13.0%)

24 (17.5%)

1.42 [0.64;2.99]

0.379

0.652

COVID vaccination (number of doses), n (%)

      

 0–1

13 (2.25%)

9 (2.33%)

4 (3.17%)

Ref.

Ref.

-

 2

49 (8.48%)

33 (7.44%)

16 (11.1%)

1.06 [0.17;9.81]

0.954

0.458

 3

516 (89.27%)

395 (90.2%)

121 (85.7%)

0.67 [0.13;5.31]

0.659

0.652

On ART, n (%)

576 (99.65%)

437 (100%)

139 (98.4%)

-

0.227

0.999

ART regimen, n (%)

      

 2 NRTI + INSTI

248 (42.91%)

170 (39.0%)

78 (55.6%)

Ref.

Ref.

-

 NRTI + PI

96 (16.61%)

76 (17.4%)

20 (14.3%)

0.58 [0.24;1.30]

0.195

0.324

 NRTI + INSTI

78 (13.49%)

65 (15.0%)

13 (9.52%)

0.45 [0.16;1.33]

0.091

< 0.001

 NRTI + NNRTI

92 (15.92%)

76 (17.4%)

16 (11.1%)

0.46 [0.17;1.08]

0.075

0.809

 NNRTI + INSTI

53 (9.17%)

42 (9.86%)

11 (7.94%)

0.58 [0.18;1.57]

0.295

0.138

 Others

11 (1.9%)

8 (1.41%)

3 (1.59%)

0.86 [0.03;7.69]

0.903

0.918

Dolutegravir-containing regimen, n (%)

144 (24.91%)

79 (18.1%)

65 (46.0%)

3.82 [2.08;7.05]

< 0.001

< 0.001

Previous SARS CoV-2 infection, n (%)

31 (5.36%)

29 (6.51%)

2 (1.59%)

0.26 [0.01;1.35]

0.126

0.052

Comorbidities, n (%)

294 (50.87%)

213 (48.8%)

81 (57.1%)

1.39 [0.79;2.48]

0.251

0.589

 Diabetes, n (%)

29 (5.02%)

15 (3.26%)

14 (9.52%)

3.12 [1.35;9.97]

0.002

0.01

 Hypertension, n (%)

64 (11.07%)

39 (8.84%)

25 (17.5%)

2.19 [0.94;4.85]

0.067

0.171

 CKD, n (%)

19 (3.29%)

14 (3.26%)

5 (3.17%)

1.02 [0.14;4.51]

0.977

0.148

 Dyslipidemia, n (%)

50 (8.65%)

32 (7.44%)

18 (12.7%)

1.82 [0.70;4.41]

0.211

0.305

 Substance use, n (%)

61 (10.55%)

43 (9.77%)

18 (15.9%)

1.75 [0.74;3.89]

0.192

0.079

 AIDS events, n (%)

225 (38.93%)

156 (35.8%)

69 (48.9%)

1.44 [1.15;2.38]

0.002

0.01

HIV-related hospitalization, n (%)

161 (27.85%)

132 (30.2%)

29 (20.6%)

0.61 [0.30;1.17]

0.136

0.008

Nadir CD4 count, cell/mm3 (median, Q1, Q3)

650 [230; 800]

677 [289;800]

560 [190;695]

1.00 [1.00;1.00]

0.012

0.011

Total Pill Burden (median, Q1, Q3)

1.00

[1.00;3.00]

1.00 [1.00;3.00]

2.00 [1.00;3.00]

1.04 [0.90;1.22]

0.574

0.960

Negative to HIV-RNA at screening

559 (96.71%)

425 (97.2%)

134 (95.2%)

0.56 [0.14;2.89]

0.454

0.993

Self-reported stigma

      

 None (0–3)

240 (41.52%)

205 (47.0%)

35 (24.4%)

Ref.

Ref.

-

 Moderate (4–7)

130 (22.49%)

82 (18.6%)

48 (34.0%)

1.98 [1.51;2.61]

<0.001

0.001

 Severe (8–10)

205 (35.47%)

147 (33.5%)

58 (41.6%)

1.48 [0.88;2.12]

0.136

0.004

Family stigma

246 (42.56%)

152 (34.9%)

94 (66.7%)

2.75 [1.64;3.81]

< 0.001

0.001

Social isolation:

269 (46.54%)

173 (39.5%)

96 (68.3%)

1.68 [1.31;2.94]

<0.001

0.001

Self-perceived Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on overall mental health

      

 None

197 (34.08%)

169 (38.6%)

28 (20.0%)

Ref.

Ref.

-

 Moderate

150 (25.95%)

116(26.5%)

34 (24.1%)

1.12 [0.49;2.48]

0.791

0.078

 Severe

231 (39.97%)

152 (34.9%)

79 (55.9%)

2.43 [1.21;4.23]

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. ART: antiretroviral therapy; CI: Confidence intervals. CKD: chronic kidney disease; INSTI: Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitor; NNRTI: Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; NRTI: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; OR: Odds ratio. PI: Protease Inhibitor
  2. 1 Mann-Whitney test or Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate
  3. 2 Multivariable logistic regression analysis
  4. Ref: reference category