Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Selamawit Zewdu

Publications

• Research Article
  Common Mental Disorder among HIV Infected Individuals at Comprehensive HIV Care and Treatment Clinic of Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Selamawit Zewdu and Nurilign AbebeSelamawit Zewdu and Nurilign Abebe
  
  Introduction: The presence of HIV/AIDS increases the risk of development of mental disorders and the presence mental illness affects disease progression. The resulting co morbidity complicates help -seeking, diagnosis, quality of care provided, treatment and its outcomes, and adherence. Despite the fact that developing countries carry huge burden of both HIV/AIDS and mental illness, no data about the co-occurrence/link and factors associated is available in local setting. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of common mental disorder and associated factors among PLHA at Comprehensive HIV Care and Treatment Clinic of Debre Markos referral Hospital in 2013/2014. An institution-based cross sectional study with the Amharic version of the SRQ was conducted. Ethical clearance was obtained from Institutional Review Board of Debre Markos University and Informed .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000420

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