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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Mental Health
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1392872
This article is part of the Research Topic Inequities and Disparities in Reproductive Health: HIV and STIs View all 6 articles

Prevalence of mental disorders among young people living with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Provisionally accepted
Shenao Zhan Shenao Zhan 1Fei Ouyang Fei Ouyang 1Weijing Zhai Weijing Zhai 1Haitao Yang Haitao Yang 2*
  • 1 Southeast University, Nanjing, China
  • 2 Jiangsu Health Development Research Center, Nanjing, China

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    Objective: This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the global prevalence of mental disorders among young people living with HIV.Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted of the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases for articles relevant to the study, published between January 2013 and June 2023. To identify sources of heterogeneity and compare prevalence estimates among various groups, subgroup analyses were conducted. Study heterogeneity was assessed using Cochran's Q and the I 2 tests. The robustness of the findings was ascertained through sensitivity analyses, while publication bias was evaluated with funnel plots and Egger's test.Results: 60 studies were included in this meta-analysis. It revealed that approximately one-quarter of YLWH experience depression, with a prevalence of 24.6% (95% CI: 21.1%-28.2%). The prevalence of anxiety was found to be 17.0% (95% CI: 11.4%-22.6%). Regarding suicidality, the prevalence of suicidal ideation and lifetime suicidal ideation in YLWH was 16.8% (95% CI: 11.3%-22.4%) and 29.7% (95% CI: 23.7%-35.7%), respectively. Additionally, the prevalence rates for suicidal attempts and lifetime suicidal attempts were 9.7% (95% CI: 4.0%-15.4%) and 12.9% (95% CI: 2.8%-23.1%), respectively. The prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder was identified as 10.5% (95% CI: 5.8%-15.2%) and 5.0% (95% CI: 3.1%-7.0%), respectively.The findings indicate a heightened risk of mental disorders among YLWH, underscoring the necessity for targeted intervention strategies to mitigate their suffering and potentially diminish the adverse impacts.

    Keywords: Young people, HIV, Depression, Anxiety, Mental Disorders, meta-

    Received: 28 Feb 2024; Accepted: 29 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Zhan, Ouyang, Zhai and Yang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Haitao Yang, Jiangsu Health Development Research Center, Nanjing, China

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