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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 99, Issue -, Pages S439-S444Publisher
AMER PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOC INC
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.155168
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- National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
- Ge Ho Chi Minh City Provincial AIDS Committee of Vietnam
- Bright Futures Group of People Living With HIV
- Southern Network of People Living With HIV. Vietnam
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Objectives. We assessed the prevalence of depression among men living with HIV infection in Vietnam and compared the findings with those from a general population survey of Vietnamese men. Methods. Between November 2007 and April 2008, 584 participants completed a structured questionnaire in Vietnamese that measured self-reported depression We used the chi(2) test to detect differences in prevalence rates within HIV populations and between our respondents and a general Vietnamese male population Results. Respondents had a depression rate of 18 7% over a 1-month period, which was Substantially higher than that reported in the Vietnamese male population (0.9%). Rates were highest among men reporting higher levels of stress and more HIV symptoms. Men diagnosed with depression experienced significantly more difficulty than others in accessing medical care. Conclusions Our results provide the first empirical evidence of depression among men living with HIV in Vietnam and underscore the need to include mental health services in the response to HIV (Am J Public Health 2009,99 S439-S444. doi-10.2105/AJPH.2008.155168)
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