Depression Amongst HIV Positive Patients in Lilongwe

University of North Carolina (UNC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: AIDS; HIV

Treatments: Other: depression screening

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02646605

12-2158

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 206 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

206 participants in 2 patient groups

patients initiating ART

Description:

HIV positive men and women initiating ART

Treatment:

Other: depression screening

patients on established ART

Description:

HIV positive men and women on established ART

Treatment:

Other: depression screening