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Table 3 GEE analyses; effects intervention to reduce depressive symptoms, anxiety, and stress scores after 6 months of follow-up

From: Investigating the impact of a community home-based care on mental health and anti-retroviral therapy adherence in people living with HIV in Nepal: a community intervention study

Characteristics

Depressive symptoms

Anxiety

Stress scores

 

AORd(95% CI)

P-value

AORd (95% CI)

P-value

β (95% CI)

P-value

Baseline*Interventiona

0.94 (0.67, 1.33)

0.771

0.92 (0.60, 1.42)

0.600

−0.80 (− 1.76, 0.16)

0.102

Follow-up* Controlb

0.70 (0.57, 1.08)

0.076

0.89 (0.71, 1.12)

0.329

−1.05 (− 1.52, 0.07)

0.082

Follow-up* Interventionc

0.44 (0.30, 0.64)

< 0.001

0.54 (0.33, 0.88)

0.014

−3.98 (− 4.94, − 3.02)

< 0.001

Gender (male)

1.25 (0.89, 1.76)

0.186

1.51 (0.99, 2.31)

0.055

0.39 (−0.55, 1.33)

0.420

Marital status (married)

0.88 (0.56, 1.37)

0.586

0.67 (0.40, 1.11)

0.120

−1.12 (−2.36, 0.12)

0.077

Age

1.00 (0.98, 1.02)

0.844

1.01 (0.99, 1.04)

0.271

−0.03 (−0.09, 0.03)

0.330

Education (≥primary)

0.87 (0.62, 1.23)

0.459

1.01 (0.66, 1.54)

0.980

0.41 (−0.40, − 0.55)

0.405

Employed/self employed

0.87 (0.60, 1.26)

0.466

0.75 (0.47, 1.19)

0.221

−0.73 (−1.74, 0.27)

0.153

HIV-clinical stage (advanced)

2.82 (1.81, 4.34)

0.001

0.96 (0.53, 1.76)

0.900

2.21 (0.93, 3.48)

0.001

Physical symptoms (present)

0.96 (0.75, 1.22)

0.759

1.25 (0.88, 1.80)

0.218

0.31 (−0.21, 0.84)

0.242

  1. aIntervention participants at baseline
  2. bControl participants at follow-up
  3. cIntervention participants at follow-up
  4. dAOR: Adjusted odds ratio