Prevalence of depression, syndemic factors and their impact on viral suppression among female sex workers living with HIV in eThekwini, South Africa

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of female sex workers living with HIV in Durban, South Africa (n = 1,384)

Characteristics	Positive screen for depression (n = 459)	Negative screen for depression (n = 925)	p-value
	Median [IQR]	Median [IQR]
Age*	31 (27,37)	31 (27,36)	0.627
	n (%)	n (%)
Education Level			0.447
No formal education	46 (10.0)	74 (8.0)
Some primary or secondary education	325 (71.0)	673 (72.8)
Completed secondary education and higher	88 (19.0)	178 (19.2)
Relationship Status			0.152
Steady partner living together	62 (13.5)	148 (16.0)
Steady partner not living together	148 (32.2)	325 (35.1)
Single	249 (54.3)	452 (48.9)
Work Venue Type^*			0.226
Indoor (dwelling of some type)	326 (71.2)	686 (74.2)
Outdoor (park, truck stop)	132 (28.8)	238 (25.8)
Monthly Income (ZAR)**			0.399
Up to 1,500	184 (40.6)	340 (38.0)
1500 to 3,000	142 (31.6)	315 (35.3)
3,000 +	126 (27.8)	239 (26.7)

Depression is defined as a PHQ score ≥ 10; p-values estimated using Wilcocon rank-sum for comparisons of medians and X² statistics for comparisons of categorical variables. *2 participants were missing a response in age, type of work venue. **ZAR = South African Rand (~ 13.9 Rand/USD at the time of enrollment); 37 women were missing income

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