ArticleAIDS care2019
Prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors among adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in South Western Uganda.
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- Depressive symptoms and its determinants among people living with HIV in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of mental disorders among young people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled 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
- The prevalence of depression among adolescent with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis.AIDS research and therapy · 2021Pooled it
- The Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation and Attempt Among Young People with HIV/AIDS: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2020Pooled it
- Informing the measurement of wellbeing among young people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa for policy evaluations: a mixed-methods systematic review.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2020Pooled it
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- The impact of poverty-reduction intervention on child mental health mediated by family relations: Findings from a cluster-randomized trial in Uganda.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2023Trial
- Depressive symptoms and HIV risk behaviours among adolescents enrolled in the HPTN071 (PopART) trial in Zambia and South Africa.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Evaluating potential mediators for the impact of a family-based economic intervention (Suubi+Adherence) on the mental health of adolescents living with HIV in Uganda.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Trial
- Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among high school adolescent girls in southern Uganda.BMC public health · 2020Trial
- Navigating Through the Caregiving Trajectory: A Qualitative Interview Study on the Challenges Encountered by Primary Caregivers When Caring for Adolescents Living with HIV.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- HIV care interruptions, mental health, and the potential for mHealth interventions among adolescents and young adults with HIV in Uganda.AIDS research and therapy · 2026Article
- Integrating safety planning, problem-solving therapy and peer support for suicide prevention among adolescents living with HIV in Malawi: An application of the ADAPT-ITT adaptation framework.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Mental health disorders and determinants among adolescents living with HIV: a first national estimation in Togo (The MIND-HIV study), 2025.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Qualitative evaluation of the multilevel influences on mental health and barriers and facilitators to care among Mozambican adolescents with HIV.SSM. Mental health · 2025Article
- Analysis of travel-time to HIV treatment in sub-Saharan Africa reveals inequities in access to antiretrovirals.Communications medicine · 2025Article
- Reported Suicide Attempts among Adolescents in Uganda: Differences by HIV Status.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- The Effect of a Life-Stage Based Intervention on Depression in Youth Living with HIV in Kenya and Uganda: Results from the SEARCH-Youth Trial.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
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Abstract
Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) are prone to depression, which can have detrimental effects including disease progression, poor treatment adherence and mortality. We aimed to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and their associated factors among ALHIV in Uganda. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among ALHIV (10-19 years) attending urban and rural clinics in Mbarara, Uganda between March and May 2017. Presence of depressive symptoms was assessed using the Centre for Epidemiological Studies' Depression scale. We interviewed 336 adolescents with a median age of 13 years, 62% of whom were female. A third (37%) had disclosed their HIV/AIDS status and 13% were sexually active. Overall, 154 (∼46%, [95% CI: 40.5-51.2]) had depressive symptoms. On bivariate analysis, the odds of having depressive symptoms were higher among adolescents who were ≥ 15 years, had disclosed HIV status, traveled >30 min for routine care and had risky sexual practices. On multiple variable analysis, only travel time to the clinic of >30 min was independently associated with depressive symptoms (AOR = 1.6 [95% CI: 1.02-2.7]). With the high prevalence of depressive symptoms among ALHIV in Uganda, screening and prompt treatment of depression should be incorporated within their routine care.
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