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Prevalence and predictors of major depression in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Bamenda, a semi-urban center in Cameroon.

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Gaynes, BN; Pence, BW; Atashili, J; O'Donnell, J; Kats, D; Ndumbe, PM
Published in: PLoS One
2012

Recent blue-ribbon panel reports have concluded that HIV treatment programs in less wealthy countries must integrate mental health identification and treatment into normal HIV clinical care and that research on mental health and HIV in these settings should be a high priority. We assessed the epidemiology of depression in HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy in a small urban setting in Cameroon by administering a structured interview for depression to 400 patients consecutively attending the Bamenda Regional Hospital AIDS Treatment Center. One in five participants met lifetime criteria for MDD, and 7% had MDD within the prior year. Only 33% had ever spoken with a health professional about depression, and 12% reported ever having received depression treatment that was helpful or effective. Over 2/3 with past-year MDD had severe or very severe episodes. The number of prior depressive episodes and the number of HIV symptoms were the strongest predictors of past-year MDD. The prevalence of MDD in Cameroon is as high as that of other HIV-associated conditions, such as tuberculosis and Hepatitis B virus, whose care is incorporated into World Health Organization guidelines. The management of depression needs to be incorporated in HIV-care guidelines in Cameroon and other similar settings.

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PLoS One

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EISSN

1932-6203

Publication Date

2012

Volume

7

Issue

7

Start / End Page

e41699

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban Population
  • Suicide
  • Risk Factors
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Interview, Psychological
  • Humans
  • HIV Infections
  • General Science & Technology
 

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Gaynes, B. N., Pence, B. W., Atashili, J., O’Donnell, J., Kats, D., & Ndumbe, P. M. (2012). Prevalence and predictors of major depression in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Bamenda, a semi-urban center in Cameroon. PLoS One, 7(7), e41699. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041699
Gaynes, Bradley N., Brian W. Pence, Julius Atashili, Julie O’Donnell, Dmitry Kats, and Peter M. Ndumbe. “Prevalence and predictors of major depression in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Bamenda, a semi-urban center in Cameroon.PLoS One 7, no. 7 (2012): e41699. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041699.
Gaynes BN, Pence BW, Atashili J, O’Donnell J, Kats D, Ndumbe PM. Prevalence and predictors of major depression in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Bamenda, a semi-urban center in Cameroon. PLoS One. 2012;7(7):e41699.
Gaynes, Bradley N., et al. “Prevalence and predictors of major depression in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Bamenda, a semi-urban center in Cameroon.PLoS One, vol. 7, no. 7, 2012, p. e41699. Pubmed, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041699.
Gaynes BN, Pence BW, Atashili J, O’Donnell J, Kats D, Ndumbe PM. Prevalence and predictors of major depression in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Bamenda, a semi-urban center in Cameroon. PLoS One. 2012;7(7):e41699.

Published In

PLoS One

DOI

EISSN

1932-6203

Publication Date

2012

Volume

7

Issue

7

Start / End Page

e41699

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban Population
  • Suicide
  • Risk Factors
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Interview, Psychological
  • Humans
  • HIV Infections
  • General Science & Technology