Prevalence of Depression Amongst HIV Positive Patients Attending ART Clinic at Lighthouse Clinic, Lilongwe
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 206
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Prevalence of depression amongst HIV positive patients attending ART clinic at Lighthouse Lilongwe, Malawi
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •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
排除标准
- •Too sick to comprehend consent or requiring admission
- •Known mentally ill patient on psychiatric drugs
- •Less than 18 years old
结局指标
主要结局
Prevalence of depression amongst HIV positive patients attending ART clinic at Lighthouse Lilongwe, Malawi
时间窗: enrollment
the survey will be administered one time
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Mina Hosseinipour, MD, MPH
Clinical Director
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill