Depression Amongst HIV Positive Patients in Lilongwe

Completed

• Conditions: HIV; AIDS
• Interventions: Other: depression screening

• Registration Number: NCT02646605
• Lead Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Brief Summary

Quantitative, validated tools of depression screening will be used to collect data to determine the prevalence of depression and its association with antiretroviral (ARV) adherence amongst HIV positive patients attending ART clinic at Lighthouse Lilongwe, Malawi.

Detailed Description

Preliminary data on prevalence and associations will be collected from 200 HIV positive adult men and women attending ART clinic at the Lighthouse in Lilongwe, Malawi. Quantitative, validated tools of depression screening will be used. A short structured demographic questionnaire will be used to collect demographic data. For depression, a Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) will be used while alcohol use will be assessed by Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) screening tool. The data collected will provide baseline data planning, program development and evaluation, and to promote comprehensive care provision for the people living with AIDS attending ART clinics in Malawi.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-05
• Primary Completion: 2013-09
• Study Completion: 2013-09
• Status Verified: 2016-01
• Study First Submitted: 2016-01-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-01-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-01-04
• Study First Posted: 2016-01-05
• Last Update Posted: 2016-01-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 206

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years and above
• HIV positive men and women accessing care at LH
• Both ART naïve and on ART
• Registered with LH
• Receiving primary care and/ or ART from LH

Exclusion Criteria

• Too sick to comprehend consent or requiring admission
• Known mentally ill patient on psychiatric drugs
• Less than 18 years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
patients initiating ART	depression screening	HIV positive men and women initiating ART
patients on established ART	depression screening	HIV positive men and women on established ART

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of depression amongst HIV positive patients attending ART clinic at Lighthouse Lilongwe, Malawi	enrollment	the survey will be administered one time

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Lighthouse Clinic; 🇲🇼 Lilongwe, Malawi