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September 5, 2025BMJ OpenOpen Access

Mental health disorders among people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol

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WAWaheed Adeola AdedejiAIAdeyinka Ganiyat IsholaOEOlufisayo Elugbadebo

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Overview

Scoping review explores burden and factors of mental health disorders in HIV patients in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting a knowledge gap.

Key Points

  • High levels of mental health disorders, including depression and anxiety, impact people living with HIV.
  • Existing literature shows significant barriers to mental healthcare access for HIV patients in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • This scoping review will systematically identify relevant studies published since 2000 on mental health disorders among adults with HIV.
  • Insights from this review may help improve mental health support strategies for individuals living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Adedeji et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb5f3e6d6d5674bcd03470https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105301
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