Integrating depression management into HIV primary care in central Malawi: the implementation of a pilot capacity building program

• Main Authors: Michael Udedi (Author), Melissa A. Stockton (Author), Kazione Kulisewa (Author), Mina C. Hosseinipour (Author), Bradley N. Gaynes (Author), Steven M. Mphonda (Author), Beatrice Matanje Mwagomba (Author), Alick C. Mazenga (Author), Brian W. Pence (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In Malawi, early retention in HIV care remains challenging. Depression is strongly associated with reduced anti-retroviral therapy (ART) adherence and viral suppression. Appropriate depression care for people initiating ART is likely to be supportive of early and continued engage...