ArticleAIDS and behavior2019
A Dyadic Investigation of Relationship Dynamics and Depressive Symptoms in HIV-Affected Couples in Malawi.
Article in AIDS and behavior, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06659315 (Addressing Perinatal Depression and PMTCT Adherence in Malawi), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Addressing Perinatal Depression and PMTCT Adherence in Malawi: A Couple-Based Approach
Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Relationship quality among people living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Pooled it
- The psychological subtype of intimate partner violence and its effect on mental health: a systematic review with meta-analyses.Systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Global Systematic Review of Common Mental Health Disorders in Adults Living with HIV.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2021Pooled it
- Addressing depression, stress, and hopelessness through an economic and relationship-strengthening intervention: Findings from a pilot randomized controlled trial among people with HIV in Malawi.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Trial
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- Relationship Dynamics and Young Women's Contraceptive Use.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2024Article
- Supportive couple relationships buffer against the harms of HIV stigma on HIV treatment adherence.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Relationship Dynamics are Associated with Self-Reported Adherence but not an Objective Adherence Measure in Malawi.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Ease of marital communication and depressive symptom severity among men and women in rural Uganda: cross-sectional, whole-population study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- Development and Validation of the Couple Sexual Satisfaction Scale for HIV and Sexual Health Research.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
- Intimate partner and client-perpetrated violence are associated with reduced HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake, depression and generalized anxiety in a cross-sectional study of female sex workers from Nairobi, Kenya.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2021Article
- A Multi-Dimensional Characterization of Aging and Wellbeing Among HIV-Positive Adults in Malawi.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- A method for measuring spatial effects on socioeconomic inequalities using the concentration index.International journal for equity in health · 2020Article
- Factors associated with severity of depression among women intimate partner violence survivors in Lesotho: A cross-sectional study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide with health implications for people living with HIV. Primary partnerships like marriage could be protective against depression but may worsen depression depending on the relationship quality. We examined depression and its association with relationship dynamics in a cross-sectional sample of 211 HIV-affected married couples in Malawi. We fit multivariable multilevel linear regression models for depressive symptoms. Men and women reported similar levels of depressive symptoms; 28% had a score indicative of probable depression. Almost half of couples had at least one partner with probable depression. In the adjusted models, equality (B = - 0.22; p < 0.01) and unity (B = - 0.94; p < 0.05) were associated with fewer depressive symptoms while individuals with more experiences of physical (B = 0.81; p < 0.01), sexual (B = 0.87; p < 0.01), and emotional violence (B = 1.52; p < 0.001) had higher levels of depressive symptoms. Couples-based interventions aiming to improve relationships may address depression, especially in settings with inadequate mental health services.
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