Mental health and initiation of antiretroviral treatment at enrolment into HIV care in Cameroon under a national "treat all" policy: a cross-sectional analysis.
Angela M ParcesepeLindsey M FiliatreauPeter Vanes EbasoneAnastase DzudieBrian W PenceMilton WainbergMarcel YotebiengKathryn AnastosEric Pefura-YoneRogers AjehDenis NashPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2021)
Symptoms of depression and PTSD were associated with lower prevalence of ART initiation at enrolment into HIV care among this sample of individuals initiating HIV care in Cameroon under a "treat all" policy. Research should examine barriers to timely ART initiation, whether incorporating mental health services into HIV care improves timely ART initiation, and whether untreated symptoms of depression and PTSD drive suboptimal HIV care outcomes.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- hiv infected
- sleep quality
- public health
- antiretroviral therapy
- depressive symptoms
- healthcare
- health insurance
- posttraumatic stress disorder
- social support
- hiv aids
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv positive
- risk factors
- quality improvement
- physical activity
- mental illness
- hiv infected patients
- skeletal muscle
- combination therapy
- men who have sex with men