The association between HIV-stigma and depressive symptoms among people living with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review of studies conducted in South Africa

JR MacLean, K Wetherall - Journal of affective disorders, 2021 - Elsevier
Background People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are at increased risk of stigma and
mental illness, and this appears to be a particular issue in South Africa, which is home to …

Prevalence and factors associated with common mental disorders in young people living with HIV in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review

EK Too, A Abubakar, C Nasambu… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction Common mental disorders (CMDs) particularly depression and anxiety,
are highly comorbid with HIV also in young people living with HIV (YLWH). In sub‐Saharan …

Understanding Global HIV Stigma and Discrimination: Are Contextual Factors Sufficiently Studied? (GAPRESEARCH)

BX Tran, HT Phan, CA Latkin, HLT Nguyen… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Stigma and discrimination are among the greatest challenges that people living with human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) face, and both are known to negatively affect quality of life as …

Evaluating knowledge about HIV and discriminatory attitudes among Pakistani women of reproductive age using 2017–18 Demographic Health Survey data

S Sameen, MPA Lakhdir, SI Azam, N Asad - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
A prominent issue associated with HIV is the stigma around it owing to a lack of awareness.
This study aimed to find the association between HIV and AIDS-related knowledge and …

The prevalence of mental health problems in sub-Saharan adolescents living with HIV: a systematic review

AS Dessauvagie, A Jörns-Presentati, AK Napp… - Global Mental …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Despite the progress made in HIV treatment and prevention, HIV remains a major cause of
adolescent morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. As perinatally infected children …

The association between deliberate self‐harm and school bullying victimization and the mediating effect of depressive symptoms and self‐stigma: A systematic review

MNK Karanikola, A Lyberg, AL Holm… - BioMed research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Identifying deliberate self‐harm in the young and its relationship with bullying
victimization is an important public health issue. Methods. A systematic review was …

A pilot study of a mobile intervention to support mental health and adherence among adolescents living with HIV in Western Kenya

A Chory, G Callen, W Nyandiko, T Njoroge… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
Mobile technologies represent potentially novel and scalable intervention delivery platforms
for adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) in low-and middle-income countries. We conducted a …

Mental health, substance use and viral suppression in adolescents receiving ART at a paediatric HIV clinic in South Africa

AD Haas, KG Technau, S Pahad… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Mental health problems are prevalent in adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV),
often remain untreated, and may negatively affect antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence …

Prevalence of depression in Uganda: A systematic review and meta-analysis

MM Kaggwa, SM Najjuka, F Bongomin, MA Mamun… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Depression is one of the most studied mental health disorders, with varying
prevalence rates reported across study populations in Uganda. A systematic review and …

Prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors among adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in South Western Uganda

E Kemigisha, B Zanoni, K Bruce, R Menjivar… - AIDS care, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) are prone to depression, which can have detrimental
effects including disease progression, poor treatment adherence and mortality. We aimed to …