Association between stigma, depression and quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in South India – a community based cross sectional study

Table 1 Distribution of Socio demographic variables by gender

Variables	Male n=188		Female n=212		Total		P-Value
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Age
< = 30	55	29.3	46	21.7	101	25.2	0.027
31–40	91	48.4	131	61.8	222	55.5
> = 41	42	22.3	35	16.5	77	19.2
Education
Non- literate	21	11.2	37	17.5	58	14.5	0.008
Primary/secondary	23	12.2	43	20.3	66	16.5
High School & above	144	76.6	132	62.3	276	69.0
Marital Status
Unmarried	64	34.0	12	5.7	76	19.0	0.000
Married	98	52.1	87	41.0	185	46.2
Sep/Widowed	26	13.8	113	53.3	139	34.8
Living with Whom
Alone	34	18.1	18	8.5	52	13.0	0.000
Parents	48	25.5	14	6.6	62	15.5
With Spouse & or children	89	47.3	151	71.2	240	60.0
Others	17	9.0	29	13.7	46	11.5
Employment
Employed	171	91.0	155	73.1	326	81.5	0.000
Unemployed/Housewife/retired	17	9.0	57	26.9	74	18.5
Occupation
Casual Labourer	50	26.6	36	17.0	86	21.5	0.000
Agriculture	20	10.6	14	6.6	34	8.5
Skilled and semiskilled	55	29.3	22	10.4	77	19.2
Sex work	6	3.2	34	16.0	40	10.0
Others	57	30.3	106	50.0	163	40.8
Income
< = 2000	40	23.4	66	42.6	106	32.5	0.001
2000–3000	78	45.6	60	38.7	138	42.3
3001 +	53	31.0	29	18.7	82	25.2
Alcohol
Every day or 2-3 times in a week	18	9.6	11	5.2	29	7.2	0.000
At least once in week	22	11.7	7	3.3	29	7.2
Did not drink in the last 4 week	51	27.1	19	9.0	70	17.5
Never	97	51.6	175	82.5	272	68.0
Access to Care: ART centres
Yes	138	73.4	149	70.3	287	71.8	0.489
No	50	26.6	63	29.7	113	28.2
Drop in centres
Yes	52	27.7	52	24.5	104	26.0	0.476
No	136	72.3	160	75.5	296	74.0
Comprehensive continuum of HIV care
Yes	46	24.5	56	26.4	102	25.5	0.656
No	142	75.5	156	73.6	298	74.5

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