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| Abstract #2038 - Poster 1 | ||||
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Session: 58.24: Poster 1 (Poster) on Tuesday in Chaired by Authors: Presenting Author: Prof Karl Peltzer - Mahidol University, Thailand |
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| Additional Authors: Dr Kouassi Martin, Mr Brou Sylvain, | ||||
| Aim: Depression and other health problems are common co-morbidities among persons living with human immunodeficiency virus infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). The aim of this study was to investigate depression, health status, and substance use in relation to HIV-infected and uninfected individuals in South Africa. | ||||
| Method / Issue: Using a cross-sectional case-control design, we compared depression, physical health, mental health, problem alcohol use, and tobacco use in a sample of HIV-infected (N = 143) and HIV-uninfected (N = 199) respondents who had known their HIV status for two months. | ||||
| Results / Comments: We found that depression was higher, and physical health and mental health were lower in HIV-positive than HIV-negative individuals. Poor physical health also moderated the effect of HIV infection on depression HIV positive individuals were significantly more depressed than HIV-negative controls, but only when general physical health was also poor. We did not find an association between alcohol or tobacco use and HIV status. | ||||
| Discussion: The study found a high rate of depression and poorer physical and mental health among HIV-infected respondents compared to controls. This suggests the importance of incorporating the management of psychological health in the treatment of HIV post-diagnosis. | ||||
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