Depression and HIV risk among men who have sex with men in Tanzania

Autor: Michael W. Ross, Adeniyi Adeboye, Hycienth Ahaneku, Jessie Mbwambo, Joyce Nyoni, Beatrice J. Selwyn, Catherine L Troisi, Sheryl A. McCurdy
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
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
Zdroj: AIDS Care
ISSN: 1360-0451
0954-0121
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2016.1146207
Popis: 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
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