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PLOS ONE
Volume 15, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238321
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- African Mental health research Initiative (AMARI) as part of the DELTAS Africa Initiative [DEL-15-01]
- African Academy of Sciences (AAS)'s Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA)
- New Partnership for Africa's Development Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD Agency)
- Wellcome Trust [DEL-15-01]
- UK government
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Background Psychological treatments improve depressive symptoms in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Adaptation of treatments should be based on explanatory models of depression and other elements within the given context. Aim This study aimed to examine explanatory models of depression and acceptable approaches for implementation of group IPT in Northwest Ethiopia. Methods Qualitative data were collected from April to May 2019 from case managers, adherence supporters and service users using focus group discussion and analysed thematically. Results PLWHA attributed depression to psychosocial problems, spiritual factors and biological factors. Depression had several impacts at individual and family level. Group-based interpersonal therapy (IPT) was acceptable if provided by trained peer counselors. Conclusion The current study findings informed how to conduct feasibility and acceptability trials of group IPT in the HIV population in Ethiopia.
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