Understanding mental health difficulties and associated psychosocial outcomes in adolescents in the HIV clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya.
Douglas GaithoManasi KumarDalton WamalwaGrace Nduku WambuaRuth NduatiPublished in: Annals of general psychiatry (2018)
One in two of the adolescents interviewed had depression symptoms which were significantly associated with lack of school fees, missing meals, non-adherence to medication, and substance abuse.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- physical activity
- young adults
- healthcare
- antiretroviral therapy
- sleep quality
- hiv infected
- adverse drug
- hiv positive
- mental illness
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- primary care
- depressive symptoms
- hiv testing
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- glycemic control
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- intimate partner violence
- insulin resistance