The role of depression in secondary HIV transmission among people who inject drugs in Vietnam: A mathematical modeling analysis.

Sara N LevintowBrian W PenceTeerada SripaipanTran Viet HaViet Anh ChuVu Minh QuanCarl A LatkinVivian F GoKimberly A Powers

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Secondary transmissions were predicted to increase with depression severity, although most arose from a small number of participants. Our findings suggest that effective depression interventions could have the important added benefit of reducing HIV transmission among PWID.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
depressive symptoms
hiv positive
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv testing
sleep quality
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
men who have sex with men
physical activity