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

Table 3 Multivariable modified robust Poisson regression model of correlates for depression with HIV positive female sex workers in eThekwini, South Africa (n = 1384)

	Adjusted Prevalence Ratios for Depression (95% Cl)	p-value
Physical Violence
Never or not in the last 6 months	REF
5 times or less in the last 6 months	1.16 (0.98, 1.38)	0.081
More than 5 times in the last 6 months	1.38 (1.07, 1.80)	0.01
Ever experienced sexual violence	1.47 (1.24, 1.73)	< 0.01
AUDIT-C Risk Category^¥
Low Risk	REF
Moderate to high risk	1.10 (0.88, 1.37)	0.39
Severe Risk	1.20 (0.98, 1.46)	0.08
Illicit drug use in the past month	1.23 (1.04, 1.48)	0.02
Internalized Stigma^#	1.11 (1.04, 1.18)	< 0.01
Anticipated Stigma^#	1.00 (0.95, 1.06)	0.84

Depression is defined as a PHQ score ≥ 10
^**Age-adjusted models control for age using a quadratic term (age + age²)
^¥the 3 question AUDIT-C scale was used
^#Stigma was measured as a continuous score. Anticipated stigma had 6 questions, and internalized stigma had 3

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