Table 3 Bivariate analysis of suicidal status among PLWH in Guangzhou, China (n = 411)

Sample size

411

133 (32.4)

273 (67.6)

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Age (years; mean ± SD)

39.0 ± 9.1

38.2 ± 9.1

39.4 ± 9.1

0.23^a

Gender

0.03^*b

 Male

286 (69.6)

102 (35.7)

184 (64.3)

 Female

125 (30.4)

31 (24.8)

94 (75.2)

Ethnicity

0.59^b

 Han

384 (93.4)

123 (32.0)

261 (68.0)

 Others

27 (6.6)

10 (37.0)

17 (63.0)

Education

0.63^b

  < High school

224 (54.5)

68 (30.4)

156 (69.6)

 High school

88 (21.4)

31 (35.2)

57 (64.8)

  > High school

99 (24.1)

34 (34.3)

65 (65.7)

Marital status

0.40^c

 Never married

138 (33.6)

50 (36.2)

88 (67.8)

 Married/cohabited

217 (52.8)

64 (29.5)

153 (70.5)

 Separated/divorced/widowed

56 (13.6)

19 (33.9)

37 (66.1)

Sexual orientation

< 0.01^**c

 Heterosexual

280 (68.1)

78 (27.9)

202 (72.1)

 Homosexual/bisexual/uncertain

131 (31.9)

55 (42.0)

76 (58.0)

Duration of HIV infection (years; Median (IQR))

2.7 (1.1, 5.0)

2.2 (0.9, 4.7)

2.8 (1.1, 5.0)

0.27^d

Perceived stigma (Median (IQR))

17 (14, 19)

18 (16, 21)

17 (13, 19)

< 0.01^**d

Internalized stigma (Median (IQR))

18 (14, 22)

21 (18, 24)

17 (13, 21)

< 0.01^**d

PIS (Median (IQR))

35 (29, 41)

39 (33, 42)

33 (28, 39)

< 0.01^**d

Depression (Median (IQR))

13 (10, 19)

17 (12, 23)

12 (9, 17)

< 0.01^**d