Depression in HIV-infected patients: results of the analysis of the relationship with socio-demographic indicators


DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/epidem.2025.15.3.55-62

Suvorova Z.K., Belyaeva V.V., Sokolova E.V., Semikova S. Yu., Lebedev E.P., Gorovaya M.P., Sergeenko S.V., Mustafayeva D.A., Shegay M.M., Dzhafarova G.I., Ovakimyan E.M., Berdalieva T.Ch., Rakhimova R.A., Madzhitova T.P., Galiullin N.I., Beshimov A.T., Demchenko S.V., Khokhlova O.N., Pokrovsky V.V.

1) Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; 2) Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases, St. Petersburg, Russia; 3) City Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital, Minsk, Republic of Belarus; 4) Republican Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Minsk, Republic of Belarus; 5) Republican Center for AIDS Control, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan; 6) N.A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, Moscow, Russia; 7) Republican Center for AIDS Control, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan; 8) National Center for Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia; 9) National Center for Hemocontact Hepatitis and HIV Control, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic; 10) Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan; 11) National Center for AIDS Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan; 12) National Center for AIDS and Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan, Russia; 13) City Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital № 1, Novosibirsk, Russia
Objective. Evaluation of the incidence of depressive symptoms and determination of the relationship between depression and socio-demographic factors in groups of HIV-infected patients in 6 countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia ЕЕССА and 3 regions of the Russian Federation.
Materials and methods. The study was conducted in 2022–2023 in 6 EECCA republics and 3 regions of the Russian Federation. A total of 1,148 patients with HIV infection who were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) were interviewed. A direct questionnaire survey was conducted with a continuous sample. A.Beck’s depression questionnaire was used to identify depressive symptoms. The questionnaires included socio-demographic indicators, as well as data on life expectancy with HIV and the duration of ART.
Results. Most respondents in all groups were aged 35 to 44 years. In seven groups, the median total depression score was within 4–5 points. In groups 1 (Republic of Azerbaijan) and 5 (Republic of Tajikistan), this indicator was 13 and 8 points, respectively. The total incidence rate of various depressive symptoms in group 1 was 61.5%, in group 5 – 45%. In the other groups, this indicator ranged from 28.2 to 35.6%. In some groups, it was possible to identify a correlation between socio-demographic factors and the level of depression.
Conclusion. The questionnaire is a convenient tool for screening depressive symptoms and making subsequent decisions on the prevention of adherence disorders risks.

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About the Autors


Zoya К Suvorova, Cand. Med. Sci., Senior Researcher, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; zksu@inbox.ru; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4055-289X
Valentina V. Belyaeva, МD, Leading Researcher, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention of AIDS, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; labora-et-ora@yandex.ru; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4621-7892
Ekaterina V. Sokolova, Cand. Med. Sci., Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; ekaterinasokolova007@rambler.ru; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2001-8772
Svetlana Yu. Semikova, Deputy Chief Physician, Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases, St. Petersburg, Russia; semsvet@list.ru
Elena P. Lebedeva, Medical Psychologist, Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases, St. Petersburg, Russia; lenoblspid@lenoblspid.ru
Marina P. Gorovaya, Head, Consultative and Dispensary Department for HIV Infection, City Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital, Minsk, Republic of Belarus; m.p.gor73@gmail.com
Svetlana V. Sergeenko, Epidemiologist, Republican Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Minsk, Republic of Belarus; svetlana-s.v@mail.ru
Dildora A. Mustafaeva, Infectiologist, Deputy Director, Republican Center for the Control of AIDS, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan; mustafaeva_1969@list.ru
Professor Marina M. Shegay, МD, Advisor to the Director, N.A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, Moscow, Russia; mshegai-rhcf@mail.ru; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4054-1998
Gunesh I. Dzhafarova, Deputy Director, Republican Center for AIDS Control, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan; dr.cafarova87@mail.ru4
Ermine M. Ovakimyan, Head, Outpatient Clinic, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia; hovakimyan80@mail.ru; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3316-9358
Tattygul Ch. Berdalieva, Physician, Head, Department of Follow-up Care and Treatment, Republican Center for Control of Hemocontact Hepatitis and HIV, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic; farmang@mail.ru
Rano A. Rakhimova, Head, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Tajikistan; Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan; r.anisa@mail.ru; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7580-5618
Tatyana P. Madzhitova, Specialist of the Dispensary Department (Pediatrician), Republican Center for the AIDS Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan; tatyana7707@inbox.ru
Niyaz I. Galiullin, Cand. Med. Sci., Chief Physician, Republican Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan; centre_spid@tatar.ru
Airat T. Beshimov, Cand. Med. Sci., Deputy Chief Physician for Outpatient Work, Republican Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan; beshimov@rambler.ru
Svetlana V. Demchenko, Infectiologist, City Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital № 1, Novosibirsk, Russia; sveta_demchenko1996@mail.ru
Olga N. Khokhlova, Cand. Med. Sci., Senior Researcher, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; x.olia79@mail.ru; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9736-4043
Professor Vadim V. Pokrovsky, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MD, Head, Specialized Research Department for the AIDS Prevention and Control, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; pokrovsky.vad@yandex.ru; htpp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9514-7288; Scopus Author ID: 7202457043


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