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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Prevalence and risk factors of major depressive disorder in HIV/AIDS as seen in semi-urban Entebbe district, Uganda
BMC Psychiatry, Volume 11, Article 205, Year 2011
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Background: Not much is known about the risk factors of major depressive disorder (MDD) in HIV/AIDS in the African socio-cultural context. Therefore a study was undertaken to examine the prevalence and risk factors of MDD in HIV/AIDS in semi-urban Uganda.Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken among 618 respondents attending two HIV clinics in Uganda.Results: Prevalence of MDD was 8.1%. Factors associated with MDD at univariate analysis only were female gender, family history of mental illness, negative coping style, alcohol dependency disorder, food insecurity and stress; not associated with MDD were social support, neurocognitive impairment, CD4 counts and BMI. Factors independently associated with MDD were psychosocial impairment, adverse life events, post traumatic stress disorder, generalised anxiety disorder and life-time attempted suicide.Conclusion: Psychological and social factors were the main risk factors of MDD among ambulatory HIV positive persons with no evidence for the role of the neurotoxic effects of HIV. Treatment approaches for MDD in this patient group should be modeled on those used among non-HIV groups. © 2011 Kinyanda et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kinyanda, Eugene
Unknown Affiliation
Hoskins, Susan
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Nakku, Juliet E.M.
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Nawaz, Saira
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Patel, Vikram Harshad
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Statistics
Citations: 136
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 9
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1471-244X-11-205
e-ISSN:
1471244X
Research Areas
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Mental Health
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Ethnographic Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Uganda
Participants Gender
Female