<p>Depression and Associated Factors Among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Attending Antiretroviral Therapy at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Southern Ethiopia</p>

Abstract

Background: Nearly, 350 million people in the world are currently living with depression. Depression happening in PLHIV leads to alteration of economic productivity, decrease of working abilities, social isolation, physical decline and difficulties in solving problems. This study investigates the burden of depression and associated factors on HIV/AIDS patients attending an ART clinic. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was implemented from April 1 to May 30, 2019 on a total of 417 HIV-positive patients. Systematic random sampling technique was used to access the study participants. Interviewer-administered structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were entered in to EpiData 3.1 and then were exported into Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS window version 20) for analysis. Results: Four hundred ten (410) respondents participated in the study with a response rate of 98.3%. The burden of depression was 50.5% in this study. Male (AOR=1.53; 95%CI: 1.016-2.311), people living in urban (AOR=2.20; 95%CI: 1.29-3.75), patients who had opportunistic infection (AOR=1.98; 95%CI: 1.27-3.11), poor medication adherence (AOR=1.79; 95%CI: 1.13-2.85) and high HIV-related perceived stigma (AOR=1.66; 95%CI: 1.04-2.67) were more likely depressed compared to their counterparts. Conclusion: In this study, male sex, those patients living in urban areas, having opportunistic infections, poor medication adherence, and high HIV-related perceived stigma were significantly associated with depression. Hence, organizations working on HIV programs should address these factors to prevent and manage depression among HIVpositive patients.

Triple Burden of Neurocognitive Impairment and Co-occurring Depression and Anxiety Among People Living With HIV in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: A Multicenter Study

“…Furthermore, psychosocial factors (HIV stigma and social support) were associated with co-occurring anxiety and depression in this study. These are supported by many previous studies ( 49 , 50 , 60 , 62 ). A systemic review and meta-analysis revealed that poor social support had a statistically significant effect on depression among patients with HIV/AIDS.…”

“…The possible reason might be an increase in the pill burden when a health professional wants to treat different opportunistic infections. Different bodies of the literature revealed that having an opportunistic infection was a risk factor for developing depression in patients with HIV ( 56 , 58 – 60 ). Moreover, immunosuppression (HIV clinical stage III/IV) in people living with HIV was frequently reported as a factor associated with depression ( 49 , 61 , 62 ).…”

Prevalence of depression and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in public hospitals of Southeast Ethiopia

“…Studies conducted between 2012 and 2016 years [21][22][23][24][25] indicated different level of prevalence of depression ranges from 14.6% [22] to 48.6% [23]. On the other hand, the recent studies [26][27][28] focused at urban and single Hospital. Even though, there are a few recently published studies [26][27][28] in Ethiopia on the prevalence of depression and the factors linked to depression in a PLWH/AIDS, to dates there is no published literature at the study area.…”

“…On the other hand, the recent studies [26][27][28] focused at urban and single Hospital. Even though, there are a few recently published studies [26][27][28] in Ethiopia on the prevalence of depression and the factors linked to depression in a PLWH/AIDS, to dates there is no published literature at the study area. Therefore, we aimed to assess the prevalence of depression and associated factors among HIV-infected people receiving ART from public health hospitals in the Bale Zone, Southeast, Ethiopia.…”

Hubungan Perceived Stigma dengan Tingkat Depresi pada Orang dengan HIV/AIDS di Kelompok Dukungan Sebaya Solo Plus Kota Surakarta

“…Hasil penelitian tersebut menyatakan bahwa terdapat hubungan perceived stigma dengan timbulnya simtom depresi terutama pada ODHA yang tidak bergabung dengan self help group atau kelompok dukungan sosial (Than et al, 2021). Penelitian yang dilakukan oleh Beyamo et al (2020) pada 417 pasien HIV juga menunjukkan bahwa tingginya perceived stigma terkait HIV memiliki korelasi yang signifikan dengan timbulnya depresi pada pasien HIV. Penelitian lain juga menunjukkan hasil bahwa perceived stigma memiliki korelasi dengan depresi dengan koefisien korelasi 0,22.…”