Depression and Associated Factors Among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Attending Antiretroviral Therapy at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Southern Ethiopia.
Abera Beyamo MekisoTerefu BasheWolde Facha FaltamoTezera Moshago BerhetoPublished in: HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) (2020)
In this study, male sex, those patients living in urban areas, having opportunistic infections, poor medication adherence, and high HIV-related perceived stigma were significantly associated with depression. Hence, organizations working on HIV programs should address these factors to prevent and manage depression among HIV-positive patients.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv aids
- end stage renal disease
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- men who have sex with men
- depressive symptoms
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- hiv infected patients
- mental health
- south africa
- healthcare
- social support
- hiv testing
- public health
- hepatitis c virus
- emergency department
- physical activity
- adverse drug