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. 2017 Jun;21(6):1511-1517.
doi: 10.1007/s10461-016-1428-4.

The Prevalence of Common Mental Disorders Among South Africans Seeking HIV Testing

Ashraf Kagee  1 , Wylene Saal  2 , Laing De Villiers  2 , Mpho Sefatsa  2 , Jason Bantjes  2
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The Prevalence of Common Mental Disorders Among South Africans Seeking HIV Testing

Ashraf Kagee et al. AIDS Behav. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

We administered the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM to 485 persons seeking HIV testing at five community testing centres in South Africa to determine the prevalence of common mental disorders among this population. The prevalence estimates for the various disorders were as follows: major depressive disorder: 14.2 % (95 % CI [11.1, 17.3]); generalised anxiety disorder 5.0 % (95 % CI [3.07, 6.93]); posttraumatic stress disorder 4.9 % (95 % CI [2.98, 6.82]); and alcohol use disorder 19.8 % (95 % CI [16.26, 23.34]). Our findings imply the need to research the integration of screening and referral trajectories in the context of voluntary HIV counselling and testing.

Keywords: Anxiety; Depression; Mental disorders; Post-traumatic stress; South Africa.

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Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest: The authors have no potential conflicts of interest.

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