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SUBMITTER: Tomori C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4755908 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tomori Cecilia C McFall Allison M AM Srikrishnan Aylur K AK Mehta Shruti H SH Solomon Sunil S SS Anand Santhanam S Vasudevan Canjeevaram K CK Solomon Suniti S Celentano David D DD
AIDS and behavior 20160201 2
Poor psychosocial health contributes to HIV risk behavior and reduced engagement in treatment and care. This study investigates depression and its correlates among 11,992 MSM recruited via respondent driven sampling in 12 cities across India using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and supplemented by analysis of qualitative research from 15 sites with 363 MSM. Overall prevalence of depression was 11 %, with substantial variation across sites and subgroups of MSM, and high prevalence of suicidal ...[more]