Prevalence of potentially traumatic events and symptoms of depression, anxiety, hazardous alcohol use, and post-traumatic stress disorder among people with HIV initiating HIV care in Cameroon.

Angela M ParcesepeLindsey M FiliatreauPeter Vanes EbasoneAnastase DzudieBrian W PenceMilton WainbergMarcel YotebiengKathryn AnastosEric Pefura-YoneDenis NsameRogers AjehDenis Nash

Published in: BMC psychiatry (2023)

PTEs were common among this sample of PWH in Cameroon and associated with PTSD and anxiety symptoms. Research is needed to foster primary prevention of PTEs and to address the mental health sequelae of PTEs among PWH.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
mental health
depressive symptoms
social support
antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
hiv infected
spinal cord injury
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
physical activity
risk factors
hiv testing
hiv aids
men who have sex with men
posttraumatic stress disorder
mental illness
south africa