HIV/AIDS Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Usual CATS Care and Support
PST Based CATS Care and Support
Sponsors
Africaid
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: HIV-positive adolescents, aged 10–19 years, eligible for ART (i.e., either starting or already on ART), with common mental disorder, defined as SSQ-14 score greater than pr equal to 7, and able to provide informed assent and their caregiver is able to provide informed consent (those aged 18 and 19 years do not need caregiver consent)?.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Inability to comprehend the nature of the study in either English, Shona or Ndebele, are currently in psychiatric care, or present with suicidal intent, end stage AIDS, current psychosis, intoxication, and/or dementia. All those excluded for medical reasons will be referred for appropriate care to one of two tertiary facilities in Harare.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of adolescents with virological failure or death. Virological failure will be defined as viral load greater than or equal to 1000 copies/ml | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of adolescents with common mental disorder, defined as SSQ-14 score greater than or equal to 8, and the mean SSQ-14 and PHQ-9 scores.;Binary PHQ-9 score;Mean WHO-DAS score for disability; and mean EQ-5D total score for health-related quality of life | — |
Countries
Zimbabwe
Contacts
Public ContactNicola Willis
Public Enquiries
Outcome results
None listed