Prevalence and factors associated with depression in people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2017, Pages

  Bernard, Charlotte ^a,b   Dabis, François ^a,b   De Rekeneire, Nathalie ^a,b  

^a INSERM U657   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEPRESSION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 85026801304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181960     Document Type: Article

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