ArticleAIDS and behavior2012
Depressive symptoms and their impact on health-seeking behaviors in newly-diagnosed HIV-infected patients in Durban, South Africa.
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- Burden of Depression in Outpatient HIV-Infected adults in Sub-Saharan Africa; Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2020Pooled it
- Prevalence of perinatal depression among HIV-positive women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
- Association Between Depression and Antiretroviral Therapy Use Among People Living with HIV: A Meta-analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2018Pooled it
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- Assessing rates and contextual predictors of 5-year mortality among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected individuals following HIV testing in Durban, South Africa.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Trial
- Integrating depression management into HIV primary care in central Malawi: the implementation of a pilot capacity building program.BMC health services research · 2018Trial
- Cost-Effectiveness and Impact of Depression Treatment Implementation on HIV Outcomes in Western Kenya: A Mathematical Modelling Study.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2026Article
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- Distress is positively associated with induced secondary hyperalgesia in people with suppressed HIV.The journal of pain · 2026Article
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- Limited awareness and use of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis among people vulnerable to HIV acquisition in Western Kenya: a cross-sectional analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2025Observational
- The association of HIV status and depressive symptoms in the Ndlovu Cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The effect of universal testing and treatment for HIV on health-related quality of life - An analysis of data from the HPTN 071 (PopART) cluster randomised trial.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Functioning Problems Associated with Health Conditions with Greatest Disease Burden in South Africa: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- A Cross-Sectional Assessment of HIV Self-Testing Preferences and Uptake Among Key Populations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.Global health, science and practice · 2022Article
- Decreased Health-Seeking Behaviors in People With Depressive Symptoms: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014, 2016, and 2018.Psychiatry investigation · 2022Article
- Screening for depression with the PHQ-9 in young adults affected by HIV.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Article
- Depressive symptoms and associated factors among adults attending antiretroviral therapy clinic in Debre Markos comprehensive specialized hospital, Amhara, Ethiopia.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
We evaluated the prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms prior to HIV diagnosis and determined the effect of these symptoms on seeking HIV care at an urban and rural clinic in Durban, South Africa. Adults were administered a questionnaire which included the 5-item Mental Health Index (MHI-5) before HIV testing. We determined the depressive symptoms among HIV-infected subjects. Of 1,545 newly-diagnosed HIV-infected subjects, 55% had depressive symptoms by MHI-5 score. Enrolling at the urban clinic and decreasing functional activity score were associated with depressive symptoms. Subjects with depressive symptoms who were referred for HIV testing by a healthcare provider were less likely to obtain a CD4 count than those without depressive symptoms who self-referred for testing. Depressive symptoms were common among newly-diagnosed HIV-infected participants and impacted CD4 uptake. Depression screening at the time of HIV diagnosis is critical for improving linkage to mental health and HIV services in South Africa.
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