The COVID-19 pandemic and unemployment, subsistence needs and mental health among adults with HIV in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate whether reported prevalence of unemployment, subsistence needs, and symptoms of depression and anxiety among adults with diagnosed HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic were higher than expected.

Design

The Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) is a complex sample survey of adults with diagnosed HIV in the United States.

Methods

We analyzed 2015-2019 MMP data using linear regression models to calculate expected prevalence, along with corresponding prediction intervals (PI), for unemployment, subsistence needs, depression, and anxiety for June-November 2020. We then assessed whether observed estimates fell within the expected prediction interval for each characteristic, overall and among specific groups.

Results

Overall, the observed estimate for une

SUBMITTER: Beer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11299507 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature