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Prevalence and factors associated with depression in people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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The Effect of Combination Mindfulness Spiritual-Based Cognitive Therapy Plus Hypnosis on Levels of Cortisol, Serotonin, and Depression Degree in HIV Patients With Depression
Who cites it
165 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Depressive symptoms and its determinants among people living with HIV in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Depressive Symptoms and HIV Viral Suppression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Perceived stigma and depression among the HIV-positive adult people in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of mental health conditions among people living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review and meta-analysis.HIV medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for depression delivered by non-mental health specialists to people living with HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.Journal of global health · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of the effects of intimate partner violence on HIV-positive pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Global Landscape of the Burden of Depressive Symptoms/Major Depression in Individuals Living With HIV/AIDs and Its Effect on Antiretroviral Medication Adherence: An Umbrella Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence and factors associated with common mental disorders in young people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2021Pooled it
- 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
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiology of depression in people living with HIV in east Africa.BMC psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
- Prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms among people living with HIV/AIDS in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
- Time-Trend, Regional and National Prevalence of Vertical Transmission of HIV-1 in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of primary care & community healthPooled it
- A Booklet Self-Help Intervention for People Living with HIV and Depressive Symptoms in Botswana: A Randomized Controlled Trial.AIDS and behavior · 2025Trial
- The association between HIV infection, disability and lifestyle activity among middle-aged and older adults: an analytical cross-sectional study in Ivory Coast (the VIRAGE study).BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Effect of the Friendship Bench Intervention on Antiretroviral Therapy Outcomes and Mental Health Symptoms in Rural Zimbabwe: A Cluster Randomized Trial.JAMA network open · 2023Trial
- Long-Term Effect of Group Support Psychotherapy on Depression and HIV Treatment Outcomes: Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Trial in Uganda.Psychosomatic medicine · 2022Trial
- Depression management and antiretroviral treatment outcome among people living with HIV in Northwest and East regions of Cameroon.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Trial
- Cholecalciferol Supplementation Does Not Affect the Risk of HIV Progression, Viral Suppression, Comorbidities, Weight Loss, and Depression among Tanzanian Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy: Secondary Outcomes of a Randomized Trial.The Journal of nutrition · 2022Trial
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Abstract
Depression, one of the most common psychiatric disorders, is two- to three-times more prevalent in people living with HIV (PLHIV) than in the general population in many settings as shown in western countries but remains neglected in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We aimed to summarize the available evidence on the prevalence of depression and associated factors according to the scales used and the treatment status in PLHIV in SSA. The pooled prevalence estimates of depression ranged between 9% and 32% in PLHIV on antiretroviral treatment (ART) and in untreated or mixed (treated/untreated) ones, with a substantial variability according to the measurement scale used and also for a given scale. Low socio-economic conditions in PLHIV on ART, female sex and immunosuppression in mixed/untreated PLHIV were frequently reported as associated factors but with no consensus. As depression could have deleterious consequences on the PLHIV life, it is critical to encourage its screening and management, integrating these dimensions in HIV care throughout SSA.
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