Table 4 Characteristics of associated factors for depression among HIV AIDS patients in Ethiopia by their Odds ratio, Confidence interval, association strength, author and year of publication

Perceived stigma

6.98

3.07, 15.86

Strong and positive

Abadiga 2019

Opportunistic infection

9.38

4.21, 20.89

Strong and positive

Abadiga 2019

Adverse drug reaction

3.7

1.58, 8.81

Strong, positive

Abadiga 2019

Poor social support

9.9

3.57, 27.86

Strong and positive

Abadiga 2019

Co-morbid chronic illness

6.1

1.66, 22.68

Strong and positive

Abadiga 2019

Poor social support

2.5

1.70, 9.13

Strong and positive

Duko et al. 2018

Perceived HIV stigma

2.8

1.78, 4.48

Strong and positive

Duko et al. 2018

CD4 count < 200

3.9

1.02, 14.83

Strong and positive

Duko et al. 2018

Being female

2.07

1.08, 3.98

Strong and positive

Eshetu et al. 2015

30–39 years old

2.8

1.16, 6.54

Strong and positive

Eshetu et al. 2015

60–69 years old

19.6

4.02, 95.99

Strong and positive

Eshetu et al. 2015

Low income(< 200ETB)

3.9

1.14, 6.86

Strong and positive

Eshetu et al. 2015

Stage 3 AIDS

2.3

1.11, 4.85

Strong and positive

Eshetu et al. 2015

Stage 4 AIDS

8.8

1.93, 39.87

Strong and positive

Eshetu et al. 2015

Perceived HIV stigma

3.6

1.86, 6.95

Strong and positive

Eshetu et al. 2015

Living alone

2.5

1.19, 5.08

Strong and positive

Dejenu 2015

Perceived stigma

3.4

1.63, 7.19

Strong and positive

Dejenu 2015

Stop working

2.7

1.78, 6.33

Strong and positive

Dejenu 2015

Poor social support

10

1.91, 33.16

Strong and positive

Dejenu 2015

Being male

1.6

1.14, 2.34

Moderate and positive

Mohammed et al. 2015

Being widowed

3.1

1.70, 5.75

Strong and positive

Mohammed et al. 2015

Monthly income 500-1000ETB

1.9

1.16, 3.19

Strong and positive

Mohammed et al. 2015

Missing medication

5.3

2.58, 10.77

Strong and positive

Mohammed et al. 2015

Being teased, insulted or sworn at

2.3

1.22, 4.29

Strong and positive

Mohammed et al. 2015

Gossiped about

2.9

1.68, 5.31

Strong and positive

Mohammed et al. 2015

Perceived HIV stigma

3.6

2.23, 5.80

Strong and positive

Tesfaw et al. 2016

Poor social support

2

1.25, 3.27

Strong and positive

Tesfaw et al. 2016

HIV stage III

2.8

1.50, 5.21

Strong and positive

Tesfaw et al. 2016

Poor medication adherence

1.6

1.02, 2.55

Moderate and positive

Tesfaw et al. 2016

Urban residence

3.2

1.50, 6.65

Strong and positive

Berhe and Bayray 2013

Low income(< 200ETB)

4.4

1.35, 14.58

Strong and positive

Berhe and Bayray 2013

Unemployed

2.7

1.34, 5.57

Strong and positive

Berhe and Bayray 2013

Government employed

3.6

1.73, 7.30

Strong and positive

Berhe and Bayray 2013

Moderate stress

6.9

2.27, 20.81

Strong and positive

Solomon and Girma 2014

Poor social support

10.2

2.85, 36.29

Strong and positive

Solomon and Girma 2014

 ≥ 6 negative life events

3.9

1.77, 8.99

Strong and positive

Solomon and Girma 2014

Non- disclosure of HIV status

5.2

1.33, 20.62

Strong and positive

Solomon and Girma 2014

Low CD4 count (≤ 350)

3.5

1.62, 7.73

Strong and positive

Solomon and Girma 2014

Food insecurity

3.8

1.57, 9.32

Strong and positive

Yeneabat et al. 2017

Non-ownership of livestock

2.2

1.16, 4.10

Strong and positive

Yeneabat et al. 2017

Opportunistic infection

5.2

1.34, 20.16

Strong and positive

Yeneabat et al. 2017

Non-adherence to ART

3.3

1.44, 7.76

Strong and positive

Gebreegziabher et al. 2019

WHO-stage II and above

4.7

1.32, 16.51

Strong and positive

Gebreegziabher et al. 2019

Living alone

2.4

1.09, 5.43

Strong and positive

Gebreegziabher et al. 2019

Having side effects of ART drug

2.8

1.14, 6.78

Strong and positive

Gebreegziabher et al. 2019

20–24 years of age

2.2

1.33, 3.62

Strong and positive

Abebe et al. 2019

Opportunistic infection

1.9

1.15, 3.27

Strong and positive

Abebe et al. 2019

Poor medication adherence

1.8

1.03, 2.98

Strong and positive

Abebe et al. 2019

Poor social support

2.7

1.13, 2.64

Strong and positive

Abebe et al. 2019

Moderate social support

1.8

1.03, 2.98

Strong and positive

Abebe et al. 2019

Perceived HIV stigma

2.1

1.35, 4.14

Strong and positive

Abebe et al. 2019