Depression in HIV-Positive Women in Gaborone, Botswana

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15218320
AutoresElizabeth L Lewis (autor de correspondencia), Mosepele Mosepele (0000-0002-6051-0999, University of Pennsylvania), Esther Seloilwe (0000-0003-4324-2336, University of Botswana), Kathy Lawler (University of Pennsylvania)
Año2012
Volumen33
Número4
Páginas375-386
Fecha de publicación2012-03-16
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2011.603871
PMID22420678
OpenAlexW2060558456
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas37

This cross-sectional study measured prevalence of depression and suicide ideation in 62 randomly selected HIV-positive (HIV+) women in Botswana, a resource-limited country at the center of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. They were administered two screening measures of depression, an inventory of activities of daily living (ADL), and subjective questionnaire of cognitive functioning. Results show that the two screening measures are useful for detecting depression in women infected with HIV in resource-limited countries. Diagnosis of depression is of great importance, not only clinically, but also to ensure judicious allocation of scarce medical resources in the regions worst affected by the HIV epidemic

Cross-sectional study · Depression (economics · Developing country · Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Gerontology