Depressive Symptoms, Gender, Disclosure, and HIV Care Stage Among People Living with HIV in Cameroon

Parcesepe, Angela M.; Remch, Molly; Dzudié, Anastase; Ajeh, Rogers; Nash, Denis; Anastos, Kathryn; Yotebieng, Marcel; Adedimeji, Adebola; Pefura-Yone, E.W.; Lancaster, Kathryn E.

doi:10.1007/s10461-021-03425-3

Cited by 5 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 45 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Jiang et al ( 26 ) found that the prevalence of depression was 18.33% among patients receiving antiretroviral therapy. The results of present study showed that the prevalence of depressive symptoms among HIV/AIDS in Ningbo was 6.73%, slightly lower than the prevalence of depressive symptoms among HIV infected patients reported in foreign cross-sectional study of 12,507 patients (8.7%) ( 27 ). Foreign studies have found that the prevalence of depressive symptoms in HIV-infected patients was approximately 20–79% ( 28 – 34 ), which was obviously higher than the results of this study.…”

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 77%

Prevalence and related factors of depressive symptoms among HIV/AIDS in Ningbo, China: A cross-sectional study

Chen

Hong

2022

Front. Psychiatry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundDepressive symptoms were common among HIV/AIDS patients. Previous studies had shown that HIV-infected patients were twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression as the general population. However, only few studies have explored the prevalence and related factors of depressive symptoms among HIV/AIDS in China.Materials and methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted to study the prevalence of depressive symptoms among HIV/AIDS from January to December 2021 through the database of HIV/AIDS antiretroviral therapy and psychological evaluation system in Ningbo, China. The Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) was used to screen for depressive symptoms (PHQ-2 > 0), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) was used to diagnose depressive symptoms, and multivariate Logistic regression model was carried on to evaluate the related factors.ResultsA total of 3,939 HIV/AIDS patients were enrolled, and the age of initiation of antiretroviral therapy was 37.15 (IQR = 28.41–48.73) years. Among them, 3,230 (82.00%) were male, 3,844 (97.59%) were Han nationality, 1,391 (35.49%) were unmarried, 1,665 (42.27%) were homosexual transmission, and 2,194 (55.70%) were HIV-infected patients. There were 265 patients (6.73%) with depressive symptoms, and the proportion of mild, moderate, moderate and severe depressive symptoms was 4.01% (158/3939), 1.65% (65/3939), 0.76% (30/3939), and 0.30% (12/3939), respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that married [odds ratio (OR) = 0.675, 95% CI = 0.501–0.908], divorced or widowed (OR = 0.571, 95% CI = 0.380–0.860), homosexual transmission (OR = 1.793, 95% CI = 1.349–2.396) were associated with depressive symptoms among HIV/AIDS.ConclusionThe prevalence of depressive symptoms among HIV/AIDS patients was 6.73% in Ningbo, China. More attention should be paid to the psychological status of unmarried and homosexual HIV/AIDS patients in Ningbo and timely psychological intervention or treatment should be given to those patients with depressive symptoms.

show abstract

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 77%

Prevalence and related factors of depressive symptoms among HIV/AIDS in Ningbo, China: A cross-sectional study

Chen

Hong

2022

Front. Psychiatry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Out of the 32 included studies, the majority were conducted among people living with HIV, [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] followed by students, [25][26][27][28][29][30] hospital patients (including patients with diabetes, cancer and tuberculosis), [31][32][33][34] pregnant and postpartum women, 15 35 36 general population, 37 female sex workers 38 and children 38 39 (online supplemental table 2)…”

Section: Characteristics Of Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevalence, risk factors and management of common mental health disorders in Cameroon: a systematic review

Ngwa,

Mpofu,

Patricia

et al. 2024

bmjph

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

ObjectivesThis review aimed to synthesise evidence on (1) the prevalence of common mental health disorders (MHDs) in Cameroon; (2) the effectiveness of mental health management interventions; (3) the risk factors for common MHDs in Cameroon and (4) map the state of research on common mental disorders in Cameroon.DesignA systematic review.Data sourcesWe performed a comprehensive search for articles in major public health databases including PubMed, Scopus, Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Embase, CINAHL from inception of each database to June 2022.Eligibility criteriaPublished articles on the prevalence, risk factors or intervention for management of common MHDs in Cameroon met the inclusion criteria for this systematic review.Data extraction and synthesisThe abstract and full-text screening, and data extraction were performed independently by at least two researchers. The results have been reported based on a narrative synthesis.ResultsAfter the screening stages, 32 articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in this study. A high prevalence of common MHDs among different groups, including teenage mothers, students and people living with HIV, was observed. We identified important risk factors for these conditions in the general population and among high-risk groups. We also identified two interventions which show promising results for the management of depression among individuals with HIV in Cameroon.ConclusionOur review recorded a high prevalence of common MHDs and identified important risk factors for MHDs among different groups. Increased priority and participatory action with all stakeholders including individuals, communities/policy holders and in research where a huge gap remains to be filled, is crucial in reducing the burden of MHDs in Cameroon.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42022348427.

show abstract

Age-varying Associations of Depressive Symptoms and Heavy Episodic Drinking Throughout Adulthood Among People with HIV and Receiving care in Cameroon Within a National “treat all” Policy

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Depressive Symptoms, Gender, Disclosure, and HIV Care Stage Among People Living with HIV in Cameroon

Cited by 5 publications

References 45 publications

Prevalence and related factors of depressive symptoms among HIV/AIDS in Ningbo, China: A cross-sectional study

Prevalence and related factors of depressive symptoms among HIV/AIDS in Ningbo, China: A cross-sectional study

Prevalence, risk factors and management of common mental health disorders in Cameroon: a systematic review

Age-varying Associations of Depressive Symptoms and Heavy Episodic Drinking Throughout Adulthood Among People with HIV and Receiving care in Cameroon Within a National “treat all” Policy

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About