Measuring Depression, and Its Association with Substance Use, during an Adherence Study of Patients Treated for Tuberculosis in Haitian Prisons
Lovette C. Ekwebelem,
Margarette R. Bury,
Edwin J. Prophete
et al.
Abstract:Purpose: Diagnosed depression is prevalent in prisons of affluent countries; literature on depression screening in prisons of low-resource nations is sparse. Haiti has experienced multiple recent disasters, which could have both somatic and mental health consequences. To surveil its prisons for depression, ethnoculturally appropriate scales could be helpful. Design/methodology/approach: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of symptoms of depression and its associations among participants in a 2019-2020 tube… Show more
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