NCT02646605

Depression Amongst HIV Positive Patients in Lilongwe

Prevalence of Depression Amongst HIV Positive Patients Attending ART Clinic at Lighthouse Clinic, Lilongwe

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 206 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Quantitative, validated tools of depression screening will be used to collect data to determine the prevalence of depression and its association with antiretroviral (ARV) adherence amongst HIV positive patients attending ART clinic at Lighthouse Lilongwe, Malawi.

Detailed description

Preliminary data on prevalence and associations will be collected from 200 HIV positive adult men and women attending ART clinic at the Lighthouse in Lilongwe, Malawi. Quantitative, validated tools of depression screening will be used. A short structured demographic questionnaire will be used to collect demographic data. For depression, a Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) will be used while alcohol use will be assessed by Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) screening tool. The data collected will provide baseline data planning, program development and evaluation, and to promote comprehensive care provision for the people living with AIDS attending ART clinics in Malawi.

Conditions

• HIV
• AIDS

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	depression screening	Patient Health Questionnaire

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-05-01
• Primary completion: 2013-09-01
• Completion: 2013-09-01
• First posted: 2016-01-05
• Last updated: 2016-01-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Malawi