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Depressive Symptoms at HIV Testing and Two-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Men Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam.

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Levintow, SN; Pence, BW; Ha, TV; Le Minh, N; Sripaipan, T; Latkin, CA; Vu, PT; Quan, VM; Frangakis, C; Go, VF
Published in: AIDS Behav
March 2019

People who inject drugs (PWID) with HIV experience an elevated risk of death. A potentially important determinant of survival is the high burden of depression. This study examined the relationship of depressive symptoms at HIV testing with 2-year all-cause mortality among newly diagnosed HIV-positive PWID in Vietnam. At HIV testing, 141 PWID (42%) experienced severe depressive symptoms, and over the 2 years following diagnosis, 82 PWID (24%) died. Controlling for potential confounders, the 2-year risk of death among those with depressive symptoms was 9.7% (95% CI - 1.2, 20.6%) higher than the risk among those without depressive symptoms. This increased risk of mortality for PWID with depressive symptoms was relatively consistent throughout the 2-year period: at 6, 12, and 18 months, the risk difference was 12.6% (5.5-19.7%), 13.9% (4.6-23.2%), and 11.0% (0.9-21.1%), respectively. HIV diagnosis may provide an important opportunity for depression screening and treatment, subsequently improving survival in this key population.Trial registry: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01689545.

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AIDS Behav

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EISSN

1573-3254

Publication Date

March 2019

Volume

23

Issue

3

Start / End Page

609 / 616

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vietnam
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous
  • Public Health
  • Prevalence
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans
  • HIV Infections
  • HIV
 

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Levintow, S. N., Pence, B. W., Ha, T. V., Le Minh, N., Sripaipan, T., Latkin, C. A., … Go, V. F. (2019). Depressive Symptoms at HIV Testing and Two-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Men Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam. AIDS Behav, 23(3), 609–616. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2318-8
Levintow, Sara N., Brian W. Pence, Tran Viet Ha, Nguyen Le Minh, Teerada Sripaipan, Carl A. Latkin, Pham The Vu, Vu Minh Quan, Constantine Frangakis, and Vivian F. Go. “Depressive Symptoms at HIV Testing and Two-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Men Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam.AIDS Behav 23, no. 3 (March 2019): 609–16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2318-8.
Levintow SN, Pence BW, Ha TV, Le Minh N, Sripaipan T, Latkin CA, et al. Depressive Symptoms at HIV Testing and Two-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Men Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam. AIDS Behav. 2019 Mar;23(3):609–16.
Levintow, Sara N., et al. “Depressive Symptoms at HIV Testing and Two-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Men Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam.AIDS Behav, vol. 23, no. 3, Mar. 2019, pp. 609–16. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10461-018-2318-8.
Levintow SN, Pence BW, Ha TV, Le Minh N, Sripaipan T, Latkin CA, Vu PT, Quan VM, Frangakis C, Go VF. Depressive Symptoms at HIV Testing and Two-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Men Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam. AIDS Behav. 2019 Mar;23(3):609–616.
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Published In

AIDS Behav

DOI

EISSN

1573-3254

Publication Date

March 2019

Volume

23

Issue

3

Start / End Page

609 / 616

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vietnam
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous
  • Public Health
  • Prevalence
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans
  • HIV Infections
  • HIV