Table 1 Characteristics of studies on depressive symptoms among HIV/AIDS patients which are incorporated in the meta-analysis according to author first name, year of publication, setting of study, design, sample size, assessment instrument, study population and magnitude of depression
Author, year | Study setting | Study design | Sample size | Tool (cutoff point) | Study population | Outcome variable | Depression (%) | Number of cases (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abadiga et al. 2019 | Gimbi-southern Ethiopia | CS | 393 | PHQ-9 | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 41.7 | 164 |
Duko et al. 2018 | Hawassa, southern Ethiopia | CS | 401 | PHQ-9 | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 48.6 | 195 |
Eshetu et al. 2015 | Debrebirhan, Amhara Ethiopia | CS | 416 | PHQ-9 | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 38.9 | 162 |
Bitew et al. 2016 | Debark, North-west Ethiopia | CS | 393 | PHQ-9 | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 37.9 | 149 |
Wondie et al. 2019 | Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia | CS | 413 | PHQ-9 | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 31.7 | 131 |
Gebremariam et al. 2017 | Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia | CS | 423 | PHQ-9 | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 47.2 | 197 |
Tesfaw et al. 2016 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | CS | 417 | HADS | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 41.2 | 172 |
Mohammed et al. 2015 | Harar, Eastern Ethiopia | CS | 740 | PHQ-9 | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 45.8 | 339 |
Dejenu 2015 | Debremarkos, north west,Ethiopia | CS | 412 | PHQ-9 | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 11.7 | 48 |
Berhe and Bayray 2013 | Tigray, Ethiopia | CS | 269 | HAM-D | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 43.9 | 118 |
Solomon and Girma 2014 | Dila, SNNP | CS | 500 | HADS | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 11.2 | 56 |
Yeneabat et al. 2017 | Fiche, oromia | CS | 390 | CES-D Tool | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 76.7 | 299 |
Gesbreegziabher et al. 2019 | Aksum, Ethiopia | CS | 411 | PHQ-9 | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 14.6 | 60 |
Abebe et al. 2019 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | CS | 507 | BDI | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 35.5 | 180 |
Mekuriaw et al. 2015 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | CS | 664 | Kessler-6 | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 15 | 99 |
Yakob 2015 | SNNP, Ethiopia | CS | 485 | PHQ-9 | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 15.5 | 75 |
Weldehaweria 2017 | Tigray, Ethiopia | Case control | 340 | PHQ-9 | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 57.9 | 197 |
Alemu 2012 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | CS | 1815 | CES-D | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 13.1 | 238 |
Bezabih et al. 2016 | Amhara, Ethiopia | Cohort | 246 | CES-D | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 7.3 | 18 |
Endeshaw et al. 2014 | Amhara,Ethiopia | CS | 55 | PHQ-9 | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 60 | 33 |
Amberbir et al. 2008 | Oromia, Ethiopia | CS | 400 | BDI | Patients with HIV/AIDS | Depression | 55.8 | 223 |