Psychosocial Functioning and Depressive Symptoms Among HIV-Positive Persons Receiving Care and Treatment in Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania

Prevention Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 318-328

  Seth, Puja ^a   Kidder, Daniel ^a   Pals, Sherri ^a   Parent, Julie ^b   Mbatia, Redempta ^c   Chesang, Kipruto ^d   Mbilinyi, Deogratius ^d   Koech, Emily ^e   Nkingwa, Mathias ^f   Katuta, Frieda ^b   Ng'ang'a, Anne ^g   Bachanas, Pamela ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health and Social Services   (Namibia)

^c Tanzania Health Promotion Support   (Tanzania)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e ICAP Kenya   (Kenya)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

^g MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Depression; Health; HIV positive; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMAN; KENYA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAMIBIA; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TANZANIA; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; KENYA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NAMIBIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TANZANIA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84901195565     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-013-0420-8     Document Type: Article

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