| Kim et al., (2013) | Antiretroviral Clinics in Central and Southern Malawi | N = 562 adolescents (female and male) | Cross-sectional design Beck’s Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Childrens’s Depression Inventory-2 (CDI-2) and Children’s Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) | There is high prevalence of depression among HIV infected adolescents in Malawi. BDI-II: 25.6% with depression CDI-2: 20.8% with depression CDRS-R: 18.9 with depression |
| Lommerse et al., 2013 | Thyolo | N = 174 patients with neuropsychiatric disorders | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Overall HIV prevalence was 14.8%. HIV-prevalence among participants with psychiatric conditions was 17.7% HIV-prevalence among participants with epilepsy was 12.8% The uptake of HIV-services among HIV-positive patients was low ・ 35% of HIV positive patients did not use recommended prophylactic therapy ・ 44% of HIV positive patients were not receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) had never been assessed for ART eligibility Overall sexual activity rate was 61%, and 9% of sexually active participants had multiple partners. 89% did not use condoms consistently with stable sexual partners 79% did not use condoms consistently with occasional >50% patients did not know HIV status of their sexual partners |
| Mwale et al., (2007) | Mzuzu Central Hospital and St. Johns Hospital in Mzuzu AntiRetroviral Clinics | N = 440 men and women | Cross-sectional survey | Psychological distress among people living with HIV and AIDS go undiagnosed in ARV clinics 14.4% with psychological distress and 4.5% with suicidal feelings |
| Wright et al., 2007 | Zomba District | 12 existing groups of secondary school students, orphans and vulnerable children, teenage mothers, and out-of-school youths 6 to 9 participants per group aged between 14 and 20 years | Exploratory study | Respondents demonstrated awareness of a link between mental health concerns and HIV HIV/AIDS was seen as having psychological impact on mental health of young people HIV or AIDS was identified as one of the reasons for a character’s trauma |