Background characteristics of participants (N = 322).

IQR, interquartile range; ART, antiretroviral therapy; BMI, body mass index; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory.aTwo individuals did not respond to this item.bThree individuals did not provide any information about their education level; seven individuals who reported some formal education did not indicate their years of schooling.cEducation level categories were defined based on the structure of the Nepalese education system.dTwo individuals did not respond to this item.eFive individuals did not respond to this item.fOne individual did not respond to this item.gMedian (IQR) was calculated for the 234 individuals on ART at the time of survey.hSix individuals did not respond to this item.iFive individuals did not respond to this item.jA score of 20 or more on the Beck Depression Inventory indicates moderate-to-severe depression with the need for mental health intervention, based on clinical validation of the scale in Nepal (sensitivity = 0.73, specificity = 0.91) [37].