Open AccessProportion of Depression and Its Associated Factors Among Youth HIV/AIDS Clients Attending ART Clinic in Dessie Town Government Health Facilities, Northeast Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Amare Getaye,
Niguss Cherie,
Getaw Walle Bazie,
Teshome Gebremeskel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s296849
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , stigma (botany) , logistic regression , social stigma , public health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , psychiatry , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Depression is the most prevalent among people living with HIV/AIDS than people without HIV/AIDS. Depression is associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality in people living with HIV/AIDS and adversely affects the adherence to antiretroviral therapy, quality of life, and health-related parameters.