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Table 1 Bivariate analysis of association of mental health and demographic variables with attendance of post-test counselling

From: Psychological predictors for attendance of post-HIV test counselling and linkage to care: the Umeed cohort study in Goa, India

Variable

Prevalence among total sample N (%)

Attendance of PTC among exposure category N (%)

Unadjusted OR with 95% confidence interval

P-value

Total

1934

(100.00)

1684

(87.07)

   

Symptoms of common mental disorder

104

(5.38)

80

(76.92)

0.47

(0.29-0.76)

<0.01

Hazardous alcohol use (men only)

257

(13.29)

212

(82.49)

0.66

(0.46-0.93)

0.02

Cognitive functioning

       

Delayed recall: scored below educational norm

466

(23.06)

380

(85.20)

1.31

(0.99-1.75)

0.06

Verbal fluency: scored below educational norm

500

(25.85)

429

(85.80)

0.81

(0.60-1.10)

0.18

Male

915

(47.31)

784

(81.75)

1.00

  

Female

1019

(52.69)

900

(85.87)

1.36

(1.06-1.73)

0.01

Age

     

Overall test for trend

0.04

18-25

444

(22.96)

371

(83.56)

1.00

  

26-30

368

(19.03)

325

(88.32)

1.49

(0.99-2.23)

0.06

31-34

307

(15.87)

266

(86.64)

1.28

(0.84-1.93)

0.25

35-40

299

(15.46)

266

(88.96)

1.59

(1.02-2.46)

0.04

41-45

168

(8.69)

145

(86.31)

1.24

(0.75-2.06)

0.40

46-50

155

(8.01)

141

(90.97)

1.98

(1.08-3.62)

0.03

50+

193

(9.98)

170

(88.08)

1.45

(0.88-2.40)

0.14

Religion

     

Overall test for heterogeneity

0.60

Hindu

1406

72.70

1223

(86.98)

1.00

  

Christian

316

16.34

275

(87.03)

1.00

(0.70-1.44)

0.98

Muslim

209

10.83

184

(88.04)

1.10

(0.71-1.72)

0.67

Other

3

0.15

2

(66.67)

0.30

(0.03-3.32)

0.33

Marital status

     

Overall test for heterogeneity

0.01

Married/co-habiting

1351

(69.86)

1195

(88.45)

1.00

  

Widowed

16

(0.83)

16

(100.00)

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0.15

Separated/divorced

138

(7.14)

117

(84.78)

0.73

(0.44-1.19)

0.21

Never married

429

(22.18)

356

(82.98)

0.64

(0.47-0.86)

<0.01

Education

     

Overall test for trend

0.50

None

350

(18.10)

303

(86.57)

1.00

  

Primary school

485

(25.08)

429

(88.45)

1.19

(0.78-1.80)

0.42

Secondary school

941

(48.66)

820

(87.14)

1.05

(0.73-1.51)

0.79

Further education

158

(8.17)

132

(83.54)

0.79

(0.47-1.33)

0.37

Employment

       

Paid employee

998

(51.60)

858

(85.97)

1.00

Overall test for heterogeneity

0.09

Student

50

(2.59)

38

(76.00)

0.52

(0.26-1.01)

0.06

Seasonal work

44

(2.28)

38

(86.36)

1.03

(0.43-2.49)

0.94

Self-employed: small-scale business

58

(3.00)

53

(91.38)

1.73

(0.68-4.40)

0.25

Owns business

107

(5.53)

92

(85.98)

1.00

(0.56-1.78)

1.00

Unemployed

243

(12.56)

218

(89.71)

1.42

(0.91-2.23)

0.13

No work outside home

434

(22.44)

387

(89.17)

1.34

(0.95-1.91)

0.10

Perceived likelihood of testing positive for HIV

       

Likely/very likely

85

(4.40)

70

(82.35)

0.68

(0.38-1.21)

0.18

HIV status

       

HIV-positive

221

(11.43)

183

(82.81)

0.68

(0.47-0.99)

0.05