Psychiatric disorders in adolescents living with HIV in Botswana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As children living with HIV transition from adolescence into adulthood, they face a considerable burden of psychiatric disorders (PDs) which may vary between the perinatally and behaviorally infected. The knowledge of the pattern of these PDs in relation to the varying needs of the adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) is unclear but necessary for maximizing their linkage to care and improving their quality of life in Botswana.  AIM: To determine the pattern of PDs in ALWHIV in Botswana; to compare and explore the differences in the pattern and their associated factors between congenitally infected adolescents (CIAs) and behaviorally infected adolescents (BIAs).

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of 622 ALWHIV (399 CIA and 223 BIA) with the Mini International Neurops

SUBMITTER: Olashore AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9812345 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature