Depression and HIV risk among men who have sex with men in Tanzania
| العنوان: | Depression and HIV risk among men who have sex with men in Tanzania |
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| المؤلفون: | Michael W. Ross, Adeniyi Adeboye, Hycienth Ahaneku, Jessie Mbwambo, Joyce Nyoni, Beatrice J. Selwyn, Catherine L Troisi, Sheryl A. McCurdy |
| المصدر: | AIDS Care |
| بيانات النشر: | Informa UK Limited, 2016. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, Gerontology, Health (social science), Cross-sectional study, HIV Infections, Tanzania, Men who have sex with men, 0302 clinical medicine, Surveys and Questionnaires, Prevalence, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, 10. No inequality, Depression (differential diagnoses), education.field_of_study, biology, Depression, 1. No poverty, virus diseases, Articles, 3. Good health, Sexual Partners, symbols, 0305 other medical science, Adult, Adolescent, Social Psychology, Population, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, symbols.namesake, Risk-Taking, Humans, Poisson regression, Homosexuality, Male, education, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Depressive Disorder, 030505 public health, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, HIV, biology.organism_classification, Mental health, Patient Health Questionnaire, Cross-Sectional Studies, Africa, business, Demography |
| الوصف: | Studies have shown high rates of depression among men who have sex with men (MSM) in developed countries. Studies have also shown association between depression and HIV risk among MSM. However, very little research has been done on depression among African MSM. We assessed depression and HIV risk among a sample of MSM in Tanzania. We reviewed data on 205 MSM who were recruited from two Tanzanian cities using the respondent driven sampling method. Demographic and behavioral data were collected using a structured questionnaire. HIV and sexually transmitted infections data were determined from biological tests. Depression scores were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). For the analysis, depression scores were dichotomized as depressed (PHQ > 4) and not depressed (PHQ ≤ 4). Bivariate and multivariable Poisson regression analyses were conducted to assess factors associated with depression. The prevalence of depression in the sample was 46.3%. The mean (±SD) age of the sample was 25 (±5) years. In bivariate analysis, depression was associated with self-identifying as gay (p = .001), being HIV positive (p |
| تدمد: | 1360-0451 0954-0121 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::ab46a019ce33955c96ec0e80aa434aeeTest https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2016.1146207Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....ab46a019ce33955c96ec0e80aa434aee |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 13600451 09540121 |
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