Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among people living with HIV attending tertiary care hospitals in Oman

The Pan African Medical Journal

Nasser Al Sibani¹  Lara Al Harthi¹  Samir Al-Adawi¹  Moon Fai Chan²  Badar SR Albusaidi³  Abdullah Balkhair⁴  Abdullah Al Madhani⁵ 

[1] Department of Behavioural Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman;Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman;Department of Nursing/Infectious Diseases Unit, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman;Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman;Psychiatry Residency Program, Oman Medical Specialty Board, Muscat, Oman;

关键词: depression;    hiv;    people living with hiv;    psychology;    oman;   

DOI  :  10.11604/pamj.2020.37.90.23294

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: depressive symptoms have been widely reported among people living with HIV (PLHIV) around the world. The extent of this on PLHIV in the Arabian Peninsula is unclear. This study aims to examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) in adult Omani patients with HIV attending a tertiary care hospital. It also aims to investigate the relationship between clinical and socio-demographic variables and depressive symptoms. METHODS: LHIV, age 18 (n=101), participated in the study who were followed up at a teaching hospital in Muscat, Oman. Participants were identified by a convenient and consecutive sampling of eligible patients who came for consultation on the days that the investigator conducted recruitment. The presence of depressive symptoms was quantified by the Patient Healthcare Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Various socio-demographic backgrounds and risk factors will be also sought as well as activities of daily living (ADL). Chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test, t-test and logistic regression were used to explore which variables were associated with patients having depressive symptoms. RESULTS: the prevalence rate of depressive symptoms in this cohort was 41.6%. Depression among PLHIV was found to be significantly associated with age (p =0.001), HIV disease duration (p =0.001), total dependency for ADL (p =0.001) and comorbid hypertension (p =0.001). CONCLUSION: depressive symptoms are common in Omani patients living with HIV. HIV care providers are urged to be vigilant to recognize depressive symptoms in these mood-vulnerable populations and to call for a multidisciplinary team with mental health professionals, for the prevention and treatment of depressive symptoms among PLHIV in Oman.

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