ArticleBMC psychiatry2020
Prevalence and factors associated with severe depressive symptoms in older west African people living with HIV.
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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
- Unhealthy behaviors associated with mental health disorders: a systematic comparative review of diet quality, sedentary behavior, and cannabis and tobacco use.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Mental health and well-being of older adults living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
- Correlates of Poor Quality of Life Among Older People Living With HIV: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Tanzania HIV and Aging Cohort Study.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2026Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of systematic screening for depression among people with HIV in Senegal: a qualitative study among various stakeholders.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Healthcare worker perspectives on barriers to integrating mental health services into human immunodeficiency virus care in Windhoek, Namibia: A convergent parallel mixed-methods design.Journal of public health in Africa · 2026Article
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- Stakeholder engagement to co-design implementation strategies for integrating depression management into HIV care services in Senegal.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Prevalence of depression in a large regionally representative population sample in Côte d'Ivoire.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Comorbidities and HIV-related factors associated with mental health symptoms and unhealthy substance use among older adults living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2025Article
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- Prevalence and co-occurrence of symptoms of mental and substance use disorders among people with HIV age 40 and older in low- and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2024Article
- Intimate partner violence, depression, hazardous alcohol use, and social support among people with HIV initiating HIV care in Cameroon.PloS one · 2024Article
- Process evaluation of the HIV+D intervention for integrating the management of depression in routine HIV care in Uganda.PLOS mental health · 2024Article
- Lived experience of people living with HIV in Blantyre, Malawi: an exploratory qualitative study.Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi · 2023Article
- Determinants of Depressive Symptoms in People Living with HIV: Findings from a Population-Based Study with a Gender Perspective.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Depressive Symptoms and Associated Factors Among People Living with HIV/AIDS and Undergoing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Amathole District, South Africa.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Depression has a negative impact on both mental and physical health and is mainly associated with suboptimal HIV treatment outcomes. To encourage successful aging and the achievement of the 3 × 90 objectives in older PLHIV, the psychological domain must not be neglected. In this context and as data are scarce in West Africa, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and the factors associated with severe depressive symptoms in older PLHIV living in this region of the world.
methodsData from PLHIV aged ≥50 years and on ART since ≥6 months were collected in three clinics (two in Côte d'Ivoire, one in Senegal) participating in the West Africa International epidemiological Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) collaboration. The severity of depressive symptoms was measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D), and associated factors were identified using logistic regressions.
resultsThe median age of the 334 PLHIV included in the study was 56.7 (53.5-61.1), 57.8% were female, and 87.1% had an undetectable viral load. The prevalence of severe depressive symptoms was 17.9% [95% Confidence Interval (95% CI): 13.8-22.0]. PLHIV with severe depressive symptoms were more likely to be unemployed (adjusted Odd Ratio (aOR) = 2.8; 95% CI: 1.4-5.7), and to be current or former tobacco smokers (aOR = 2.6; 95% CI: 1.3-5.4) but were less likely to be overweight or obese (aOR = 0.4; 95% CI: 0.2-0.8).
conclusionsThe prevalence of severe depressive symptoms is high among older PLHIV living in West Africa. Unemployed PLHIV and tobacco smokers should be seen as vulnerable and in need of additional support. Further studies are needed to describe in more details the reality of the aging experience for PLHIV living in SSA. The integration of screening and management of depression in the standard of care of PLHIV is crucial.
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