TY  - BOOK
AU  -  Mashashi, Getrude. G 
AU  - Kiyeti, Hauli 
TI  - Prevalence of Anxiety Disorders Among People Living With HIV/AIDS Attending CTC at Bugando Medical Centre. 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Mwanza, Tanzania: 
PB  - Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] :   
KW  -  
N2  - Abstract: 

Introduction: Anxiety is the one of the co-morbidities that are often overlooked when treating patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS), anxiety among those that have recently been diagnosed with, HIV/AIDS has been shown to be more prevalent among patient with stress or excess social stigma related to their diagnosis. Specific prevalence of anxiety is difficult to identify as a result of the wide variation across the globe, ranging from 7% to 82.3%. 

Objective: Aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of anxiety disorders among people living with HIV/AIDS attending CTC at Bugando medical centre Mwanza Tanzania. 

Methodology: A cross-section study was conducted, among 265 people living with HIV/AIDS attending CTC clinic at Bugando medical centre. Face to face questionnaire will be used to obtained data. Obtained data was analyzed by computer using SPSS program. 

Results: Among these 196 participants, 170 (86.7%) had low anxiety, 23 (11.7%) had moderate anxiety and 3 (1.5%) had potential concerning level of anxiety. 

Conclusion: The prevalence of anxiety disorders is low (1.5%) among people living with HIV/AIDS attending CTC at Bugando medical centre, may be due to the fact that these people get anxiety disorders soon after being diagnosed to have HIV/AIDS, but after they get effective counseling special care, clinical follow up together with the start of ART and the natural history of HIV/AIDS possibly these people tend to adapt and accept their condition so they do tend to have no or low level of anxiety disorders.



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