Madhura S Rane1, Ting Hong2, Sabina Govere3, Hilary Thulare3, Mahomed-Yunus Moosa4, Connie Celum2,5, Paul K Drain1,2,5. 1. Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle. 2. Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle. 3. AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Durban, South Africa. 4. Department of Infectious Diseases, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. 5. Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
Abstract
Background: Facility- and community-based efforts to improve human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing in sub-Saharan Africa may benefit from understanding how mental health influences HIV care-seeking behavior. Methods: We conducted a study among adults presenting for HIV testing in the Umlazi township of South Africa. Prior to testing, we measured depression using the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire and anxiety using the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale. We categorized patients as delayed presenters (presenting to clinic >3 months after first HIV-positive test), late testers (presenting within 3 months of diagnosis with a CD4 count ≤200 cells per µL), or neither. We used multinomial logistic regression adjusting for sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics to determine the effects of depression and anxiety on HIV care-seeking behavior. Results: Among 1482 HIV-infected adults, 59% were female and mean age was 33 years. The prevalence of depression in the cohort was 33% and anxiety was 9%. In adjusted models, mild to moderate depression was not associated with delayed presentation or late testing. HIV-infected adults with severe depression had 3.6 greater odds (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2-10.2) of delayed presentation and 2.2 greater odds (95% CI, 1.01-4.8) of late testing compared with those without depression. Individuals with generalized anxiety had 2.3 greater odds (95% CI, 1.3-4.2) of delayed presentation compared with those without anxiety. Conclusions: Severe depression was associated with delayed presentation and late testing, while anxiety was associated only with delayed presentation. Screening for mental health services may improve antiretroviral therapy initiation and linkage to care following HIV testing.
Background: Facility- and community-based efforts to improve human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing in sub-Saharan Africa may benefit from understanding how mental health influences HIV care-seeking behavior. Methods: We conducted a study among adults presenting for HIV testing in the Umlazi township of South Africa. Prior to testing, we measured depression using the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire and anxiety using the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale. We categorized patients as delayed presenters (presenting to clinic >3 months after first HIV-positive test), late testers (presenting within 3 months of diagnosis with a CD4 count ≤200 cells per µL), or neither. We used multinomial logistic regression adjusting for sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics to determine the effects of depression and anxiety on HIV care-seeking behavior. Results: Among 1482 HIV-infected adults, 59% were female and mean age was 33 years. The prevalence of depression in the cohort was 33% and anxiety was 9%. In adjusted models, mild to moderate depression was not associated with delayed presentation or late testing. HIV-infected adults with severe depression had 3.6 greater odds (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2-10.2) of delayed presentation and 2.2 greater odds (95% CI, 1.01-4.8) of late testing compared with those without depression. Individuals with generalized anxiety had 2.3 greater odds (95% CI, 1.3-4.2) of delayed presentation compared with those without anxiety. Conclusions: Severe depression was associated with delayed presentation and late testing, while anxiety was associated only with delayed presentation. Screening for mental health services may improve antiretroviral therapy initiation and linkage to care following HIV testing.
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