Depression among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Attending ART Clinics at Aksum Town, Aksum, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Berhe Beyene GebrezgiabherTeklehaymanot Huluf AbrahaEtsay HailuHailay SiyumGetachew MebrahtuBerihu GideyMebrahtu AbaySolomon HintsaTeklit AngesomPublished in: Depression research and treatment (2019)
Though the magnitude of depression was found relatively low, it was commonly observed as a mental health problem among adult patients with HIV/AIDS on ART. Programs on counseling and close follow-up of adherence to ART, drug side effects, and nutrition should be strengthened. Health facilities should link adult patients with HIV/AIDS who live alone to governmental and nongovernmental social supporter organizations.
Keyphrases
- hiv aids
- antiretroviral therapy
- mental health
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- end stage renal disease
- public health
- healthcare
- depressive symptoms
- physical activity
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- south africa
- primary care
- emergency department
- prognostic factors
- mental illness
- smoking cessation
- risk factors
- adipose tissue
- risk assessment
- young adults
- climate change
- social media
- hepatitis c virus
- electronic health record
- men who have sex with men
- childhood cancer