Depression is most frequently and highly occurring common mental disorder in HIV/AIDS patients especially youth living with\nHIV/AIDS. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of depressive symptoms among youth living with\nHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) attending Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) follow-up at public hospitals in Addis Ababa,\nEthiopia. Objective. To assess the prevalence and associated factors of depressive symptoms among youth living with Human\nImmunodeficiency Virus (HIV) attending Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) follow-up at public hospitals Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,\n2016. Method. In a cross sectional study, 507 HIV-positive young people from public health hospitals were recruited by systematic\nrandomsampling technique. BeckDepression Inventory-II was used to assess depressive symptoms.Moriskymedication adherence\nrating scale, social support rating scale, and HIV stigma scale were the instruments used to assess the associated factors. Results.\nPrevalence of depressive symptoms among HIV-positive youth was 35.5% (95% CI:31.3, 39.6). In multivariate analysis, age range\nbetween 20 and 24 years with (AOR=2.22, 95% CI: 1.33,3.62), history of opportunistic infection (AOR=1.94, 95% CI:1.15,3.27),\npoor medication adherence (AOR=1.73, 95%CI:1.13,2.64, low social support (AOR=2.74, 95%CI:1.13,2.64), moderate social support\n(AOR=1.75 95% CI: 1.03,2.98), and stigma (AOR=2.06, 95% CI: 1.35,3.14) were associated with depressive symptoms. The results\nsuggest that prevalence of depressive symptoms among HIV-positive youth was high. Prevention of opportunistic infection, stigma,\nand counseling for good medication adherence are necessary among HIV-positive youth.
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