TY - JOUR
T1 - Addressing the unmet mental health needs of people living with HIV
T2 - a scoping review of interventions in sub-Saharan Africa
AU - Chukwuorji, John Bosco Chika
AU - Ezeonu, Nwamaka Alexandra
AU - Ude, Nnamdi
AU - Itanyi, Ijeoma Uchenna
AU - Eboreime, Ejemai
AU - Kung, Janice Y.
AU - Dennett, Liz
AU - Olawepo, John Olajide
AU - Iheanacho, Theddeus
AU - Ogidi, Amaka G.
AU - Rositch, Anne F.
AU - Nonyane, Bareng Aletta Sanny
AU - Bass, Judy
AU - Ojo, Tunde Masseyferguson
AU - Ikpeazu, Akudo
AU - Ezeanolue, Echezona E.
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Some mental health interventions have addressed mental health among people living with HIV (PLWH) using a variety of approaches, but little is known about the details of such interventions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region that bears the largest burden of HIV in the world. The present study describes mental health interventions for PLWH in SSA regardless of the date and language of publication. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) reporting guidelines, we identified 54 peer-reviewed articles on interventions addressing adverse mental health conditions among PLWH in SSA. The studies were conducted in 11 different countries, with the highest number of studies in South Africa (33.3%), Uganda (18.5%), Kenya (9.26%), and Nigeria (7.41%). While only one study was conducted before the year 2000, there was a gradual increase in the number of studies in the subsequent years. The studies were mostly conducted in hospital settings (55.5%), were non-pharmacologic (88.9%), and interventions were mostly cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and counselling. Task shifting was the primary implementation strategy used in four studies. Interventions addressing the mental health needs of PLWH that incorporates the unique challenges and opportunities in SSA is highly recommended.
AB - Some mental health interventions have addressed mental health among people living with HIV (PLWH) using a variety of approaches, but little is known about the details of such interventions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region that bears the largest burden of HIV in the world. The present study describes mental health interventions for PLWH in SSA regardless of the date and language of publication. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) reporting guidelines, we identified 54 peer-reviewed articles on interventions addressing adverse mental health conditions among PLWH in SSA. The studies were conducted in 11 different countries, with the highest number of studies in South Africa (33.3%), Uganda (18.5%), Kenya (9.26%), and Nigeria (7.41%). While only one study was conducted before the year 2000, there was a gradual increase in the number of studies in the subsequent years. The studies were mostly conducted in hospital settings (55.5%), were non-pharmacologic (88.9%), and interventions were mostly cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and counselling. Task shifting was the primary implementation strategy used in four studies. Interventions addressing the mental health needs of PLWH that incorporates the unique challenges and opportunities in SSA is highly recommended.
KW - Mental health
KW - people living with HIV
KW - sub-Saharan Africa
KW - task shifting
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U2 - 10.1080/09540121.2023.2176428
DO - 10.1080/09540121.2023.2176428
M3 - Article
C2 - 36803172
AN - SCOPUS:85148662845
SN - 0954-0121
VL - 35
SP - 1677
EP - 1690
JO - AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
JF - AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
IS - 11
ER -