Prevalence and risk factors of major depressive disorder in HIV/AIDS as seen in semi-urban Entebbe district, Uganda

Kinyanda, Eugene; Hoskins, Susan; Nakku, Juliet; Nawaz, Saira; Patel, Vikram

doi:10.1186/1471-244x-11-205

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Prevalence and risk factors of major depressive disorder in HIV/AIDS as seen in semi-urban Entebbe district, Uganda

Published in BMC Psychiatry • Dec 1, 2011

Authors:

Eugene Kinyanda

Susan Hoskins

Juliet Nakku

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Not much is known about the risk factors of major depressive disorder (MDD) in HIV/AIDS in the African socio-cultural context. Therefore a study was undertaken to examine the prevalence and risk factors of MDD in HIV/AIDS in semi-urban Uganda. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was underta...

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Major depressive disorder

Psychiatry

Psychosocial

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