HIV disclosure and depressive symptoms among pregnant women living with HIV: a cross-sectional study in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Natalia ZotovaItziar FamiliarBienvenu KawendeFidele Lumande KasindiNoro RavelomananaAngela M ParcesepeAdebola AdedimejiKathryn Elizabeth LancasterDidine KabaPélagie BabakazoMarcel YotebiengPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2022)
Women in our sample mostly disclosed to partners despite high IPV burden. The observed association between disclosure to partners and lower depressive symptoms among women diagnosed prior to current pregnancy is consistent with cross-national evidence. A prospective study among pregnant WLHIV is needed to examine longitudinal effects of HIV status disclosure.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- depressive symptoms
- men who have sex with men
- antiretroviral therapy
- pregnancy outcomes
- hiv positive
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- social support
- hepatitis c virus
- pregnant women
- hiv aids
- cervical cancer screening
- sleep quality
- risk factors
- south africa
- quality improvement
- cross sectional
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome