Abstract World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines call for antiretroviral therapy (ART) for
all people living with HIV (PLWH) regardless of CD4 cell count, a policy often referred to as …

Mood disorders can be considered among the most common and debilitating mental
disorders. Major depression, as an example of mood disorders, is known to severely reduce …

Background Vertical transmission of HIV remains one of the most common transmission
modes. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) decreases the risk of transmission to less than 2%, but …

Abstract Background Correctional settings in South Africa have disproportionately high rates
of HIV infection; a large number of inmates living with HIV return to the community each year …

Background Women with HIV have higher risk of depressive symptoms in the perinatal
period. Evidence on how perinatal depressive symptoms affect viral suppression (VS) and …

As in other sub-Saharan countries, the burden of depression is high among people living
with HIV in Malawi. However, the association between depression at ART initiation and two …

Background Perinatal depression is a common condition of pregnancy and the postpartum
period. Depression negatively affects engagement in HIV care, but systematic screening for …

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the performance of the nine-item Patient
Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) against psychiatrist diagnosis in people with HIV (PWH) …

Objectives: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care significantly drop for
women with HIV during the postpartum period. We have a limited understanding of how …

Retention is a key element in HIV prevention programs. In Sub-Saharan Africa most data on
retention come from HIV clinical trials or people living with HIV attending HIV treatment and …