Prevalence of depression, syndemic factors and their impact on viral suppression among female sex workers living with HIV in eThekwini, South Africa

• Main Authors: Anvita Bhardwaj (Author), Carly A. Comins (Author), Vijay Guddera (Author), Mfezi Mcingana (Author), Katherine Young (Author), Rene Phetlhu (Author), Ntambue Mulumba (Author), Sharmistha Mishra (Author), Harry Hausler (Author), Stefan Baral (Author), Sheree Schwartz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Over half of female sex workers (FSW) in South Africa are living with HIV and clinical depression has been frequently documented among FSW. Data characterizing structural determinants of depression and the role of syndemic theory, synergistically interacting disease states, on...