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| Abstract #2013 - Sisters unite - Women and HIV | ||||
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Session: 43.5: Sisters unite - Women and HIV (Parallel) on Thursday @ 16.30-18.00 in C002 Chaired by Authors: Presenting Author: Dr Li Li - University of California, Los Angeles, United States |
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| Aim: This study examined gender differences in depressive symptoms among HIV-discordant and concordant couples in China. | ||||
| Method / Issue: A total of 265 heterosexual couples, comprised of 129 male HIV-positive and 98 female HIV-positive discordant couples and 38 concordant couples, were included in the analyses. All data were collected by the Computer Assisted Personal Interview method. A linear mixed-effects regression model was used to assess whether gender differences in depressive symptoms varied across couple types. | ||||
| Results / Comments: HIV-positive women reported a significantly higher level of depressive symptoms than their partners/spouses. HIV-positive women in concordant relationships had higher depressive symptoms than those in discordant relationships, whereas HIV-positive men reported similar levels of depressive symptoms regardless of their partners’ serostatus. Among the concordant couples, those with the highest annual family income showed the greatest gender differences in depressive symptoms. | ||||
| Discussion: The findings of this study indicated that HIV infection may affect women’s mental health more profoundly than men’s. The family intervention programs are suggested to be gender- and couple-type specific. | ||||
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