title: Correlates of depression among rural women living with AIDS in Southern India.
abstract: Although depression may be commonly experienced by persons living with AIDS, it may be challenging for health care providers to identify persons who are suffering from depression symptoms, particularly if they are living in the more isolated rural areas of India. The purpose of this study is to assess correlates of depression among women living with AIDS in rural Andhra Pradesh, India. A total of 68 rural women living with AIDS (WLA) completed baseline data and were assessed by means of structured instruments. Regression modeling revealed that disclosure avoidance and making at least six health care visits in the last six months were all associated with depression. Further, living with a spouse was associated with lower depressive symptom scores. Stigma was not found to be associated with depression. Understanding correlates of depression can lead the way toward designing culturally-tailored interventions that can mitigate disclosure avoidance and improve the health of women. A more comprehensive health focus may be needed to empower the women to seek quality care for both physical health, as well as mental health, symptomatology.
authors.affiliation: University of California-Los Angeles, School of Nursing, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA. anyamath@sonnet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Adeline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nyamathi
authors.forename: Anisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heravian
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zolt-Gilburne
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Kalyan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ganguly
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Padma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marfisee
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leake
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D012424:Rural Population; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012934:Social Isolation; D057545:Social Stigma; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D055815:Young Adult