Depression at antiretroviral therapy initiation and clinical outcomes among a cohort of Tanzanian women living with HIV.
Depression at antiretroviral therapy initiation and clinical outcomes among a cohort of Tanzanian women living with HIV.
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DOI:
10.1097/qad.0000000000001323
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发表时间:
2017-01-14
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Smith Fawzi MC
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Sudfeld CR;Kaaya S;Gunaratna NS;Mugusi F;Fawzi WW;Aboud S;Smith Fawzi MC
The objective of the study was to assess the relationship of depression at antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation with mortality and clinical outcomes among Tanzanian women living with HIV. We conducted a prospective cohort study of 1,487 women who initiated ART in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Symptoms of depression and anxiety were assessed using a Tanzanian adapted and validated version of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-25). Participants attended monthly clinic visits during the first two years of ART and CD4 T-cell counts were assessed every four months. Proportional hazard models were used to assess the relationship of depression with mortality and clinical outcomes. Symptoms consistent with depression were prevalent among 57.8% of women at ART initiation. After multivariate adjustment including social support and stigma, depression at ART initiation was associated with increased risk of mortality (HR: 1.92; 95% CI: 1.15-3.20; p=0.01) and incidence of severe anemia (hemoglobin <8.5 g/dL) (HR: 1.59; 95% CI: 1.07-2.37; p=0.02). Under the assumption of causality, we estimate 36.1% (95% CI: 13.6-55.1%) of deaths among the study cohort were attributable to depression and its consequences. Depression was not significantly associated with trajectory of CD4 T-cell reconstitution or the risk of immunologic failure (p-values >0.05). Elimination of depression may reduce mortality during the first two years of ART by one-third in our study cohort. Randomized trials and rigorous implementation studies are needed to evaluate the individual- and population-level effects of integrated mental health interventions and HIV treatment approaches in resouce-limited settings.