Background: HIV infection is one of the raising public health problems. HIV diagnosis is usually associated with stigma and often results in mental illness among the people infected. Depression is the most common mental illness in HIV patients as found by various studies. Hence the present study aimed to determine the proportion of depression and its socio-demographic and clinical predictors among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA).Methods: A hospital based cross sectional study was done among 322 PLHA on Antiretroviral therapy attending ART centre at GIMS Teaching Hospital, Gadag. After taking written informed consent from the patients, a predesigned proforma which included socio-demographic variables, clinical details, and CD-4 count, along with patient health questionnaire (PHQ) 9 was administered to assess depression in PLHA.Results: Out of the 322 people living with HIV/AIDS, 108 (33.5%) had depressed. According to PHQ 9 questionnaire, 19.9% had mild depression, 10.6% moderate depression and 3.1% had moderate severe depression. It was noted that 40.3% of females had depression compared to 24.8% of males. PHLA who were on ART for less than one year had higher proportion of depression (61.1%) compared to those with 5 years duration of ART (28.6%) and it was statistically significant.Conclusions: In the study 33.5% of PHLA had depression. Socio-economic status, gender, duration of ART had significant association with depression whereas age, education, place of residence, CD4 count were not associated with depression. Depression screening among PHLA can be done at regular follows ups at ART centres.

Introduction: Depression is a mood disorder that affects 1 in 4 women at some point during their lifetime. Depressive symptoms during pregnancy often go unexpressed and this may negatively affect women's and child's health. Aims and Objectives 1. To estimate the proportion of depression among antenatal women attending Maternal and ChildHealth clinic in Teaching Hospital, GIMS, Gadag. To determine the risk factors associated with depression among antenatal women attendingMaternal and Child Health clinic in Teaching Hospital, GIMS, Gadag. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among 185 antenatal women attending Maternal and Child Health clinic in Teaching hospital, GIMS, Gadag for a period of 3 months. Results: Out of 185 antenatal women 31.9% had completed PUC/Diploma and 10.3% antenatal women were screened positive for depression. Conclusion:The important predictors of antenatal depression were 25-39 weeks of gestational age, women with one living child and female child in previous pregnancy.