Gender, mental health symptoms, loss to clinic, and viral non-suppression 6 months after HIV care initiation among a cohort of people with HIV in Cameroon
Men initiating HIV care with poor mental health may be particularly vulnerable to unstable care engagement and viral non-suppression. Interventions are needed for men specifically to foster improved mental health.
Authors
- Denis Nash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3280-5386)
- Angela M. Parcesepe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4321-125X)
- Lindsey M. Filiatreau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0355-4477)
- Marcel Yotebieng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2110-2631)
- Peter Vanes Ebasone
- Anastase Dzudie
- Annereke Nyenti
- Eric Pefura-Yone
- Kathryn Anastos
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- City University of New York (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Limbe Provincial Hospital (CM)
- Department of Health (ZA)
- Yaoundé General Hospital (CM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24668-y
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill