1. Depression and HIV Care-seeking Behaviors in a Population-based Sample in North West Province, South Africa
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Darbes, Lynae A, El Ayadi, Alison M, Gilvydis, Jennifer M, Morris, Jessica, Raphela, Elsie, Naidoo, Evasen, Grignon, Jessica S, Barnhart, Scott, and Lippman, Sheri A
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Health Services and Systems ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Mental Illness ,Infectious Diseases ,Clinical Research ,Brain Disorders ,Women's Health ,HIV/AIDS ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Prevention ,Depression ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Mental Health ,Management of diseases and conditions ,7.1 Individual care needs ,Infection ,Good Health and Well Being ,Male ,Humans ,Female ,HIV Infections ,South Africa ,HIV Testing ,Prevalence ,HIV ,depression ,HIV testing ,ART adherence ,Public Health and Health Services ,Social Work ,Public health - Abstract
Depression is associated with key HIV-related prevention and treatment behaviors in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to identify the association of depressive symptoms with HIV testing, linkage to care, and ART adherence among a representative sample of 18-49 year-olds in a high prevalence, rural area of South Africa. Utilizing logistic regression models (N = 1044), depressive symptoms were inversely associated with reported ever HIV testing (AOR 0.92, 95% CI 0.85-0.99; p = 0.04) and ART adherence (AOR 0.82, 95% CI: 0.73-0.91; p
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- 2023