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SUBMITTER: Bernard C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5544236 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bernard Charlotte C Dabis François F de Rekeneire Nathalie N
PloS one 20170804 8
Depression, one of the most common psychiatric disorders, is two- to three-times more prevalent in people living with HIV (PLHIV) than in the general population in many settings as shown in western countries but remains neglected in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We aimed to summarize the available evidence on the prevalence of depression and associated factors according to the scales used and the treatment status in PLHIV in SSA. The pooled prevalence estimates of depression ranged between 9% and 32 ...[more]