Correlates of retention in HIV care after release from jail: results from a multi-site study

AL Althoff, A Zelenev, JP Meyer, J Fu, SE Brown… - AIDS and Behavior, 2013 - Springer
Retention in care is key to effective HIV treatment, but half of PLWHA in the US are
continuously engaged in care. Incarcerated individuals are an especially challenging …

Persons living with HIV/AIDS: Employment as a social determinant of health

KC Hergenrather, RJ Zeglin… - Rehabilitation …, 2016 - connect.springerpub.com
Purpose: For persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), the advent of highly active antiretroviral
therapy has increased their longevity and quality of life. As HIV progresses, many PLWHA …

Indicators of adherence to antiretroviral therapy treatment among HIV/AIDS patients in 5 African countries

M Etienne, M Hossain, R Redfield… - Journal of the …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
As the HIV epidemic threatens the social fabric of countries struggling with HIV prevalence
rates as high as 10% to 30%, access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) alone is only the …

Mental health services funding and development in KwaZulu-Natal: a tale of inequity and neglect

JK Burns - South African Medical Journal, 2010 - ajol.info
Background. Globally, a significant 'mental health gap'exists between the major burden of
mental and substance use disorders and the provision of psychiatric and mental health …

Incidence and persistence of depression among women living with and without HIV in South Africa: a longitudinal study

G Spies, EC Konkiewitz, S Seedat - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
Depression and trauma are common among women living with HIV. This is the first study to
track the longitudinal course of depression and examine the relationship between …

Mental health nurses in South Africa's public rural primary care settings: a human resource crisis

JH De Kock, BJ Pillay - Rural and Remote Health, 2016 - search.informit.org
Introduction: South Africa is a middle-income country with serious socioeconomic risk factors
for mental illness. Of its population of 52 million, 53% live below the poverty line, 24% are …

Where will this illness take me? Reactions to HIV diagnosis from women living with HIV in Kenya

PM Kako, PE Stevens, AK Karani - Health Care for Women …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of our study was to develop an in-depth understanding of the reactions of 40
urban and rural HIV-infected Kenyan women to HIV diagnosis. We employed narrative …

Cerebrospinal fluid levels of 5-HIAA and dopamine in people with HIV and depression

R Fu, H Jinnah, JL Mckay, AH Miller, JC Felger… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Depression is a common illness in people with HIV (PWH) and is associated with substantial
morbidity and mortality. The mechanisms that underpin depression in PWH remain …

Socioeconomic disadvantage increasing risk for depression among recently diagnosed HIV patients in an urban area in Brazil: cross-sectional study

SH Nomoto, RMP Longhi, BP de Barros, J Croda… - AIDS care, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Depression is the most common psychiatric co-morbidity among people living with HIV
(PLHIV), with prevalence rates ranging from 25% to 36%. Depression impacts negatively …

Nearly half of US adults living with HIV received federal disability benefits in 2009

YLA Huang, EL Frazier, SL Sansom, PG Farnham… - Health …, 2015 - healthaffairs.org
The effects of HIV infection on national labor-force participation have not been rigorously
evaluated. Using data from the Medical Monitoring Project and the National Health Interview …