Depression in perinatally HIV-infected pregnant women compared to non-perinatally HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women

ABSTRACT

“Depression (as noted in chart by a physician)” was compared between HIV infected pregnant women and controls. Perinatally HIV-infected (PHIV), non-perinatally HIV-infected (NPHIV), and HIV-uninfected (HIV-U) pregnant women were all compared using a logistic regression model. Overall, HIV-infected women had higher rates of depression than HIV-U, with PHIV women demonstrating a clinically and statistically significant increased risk compared to HIV-U women [adjusted OR: 15.9, 95% CI = 1.8–143.8]. Future studies in larger populations are warranted to confirm these findings and further elucidate mental health outcomes of PHIV and NPHIV pregnant women.

KEYWORDS:

• Perinatally acquired HIV
• depression
• pregnancy

Acknowledgements

This study was funded in part by K23HD070760 (Dr. Jao) and the Icahn School of Medicine ConduITS, supported by the National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health through Grant Number UL1TR001433.

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Funding

This study was funded in part by K23HD070760 (Dr. Jao) and the Icahn School of Medicine ConduITS, supported by the National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health through grant number UL1TR001433.