Socioeconomic predictors and consequences of depression among primary care attenders with non-communicable diseases in the Western Cape, South Africa: cohort study within a randomised trial

4,393 adults with non-communicable diseases (hypertension, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, or depression) attending 38 public sector primary care clinics in the Eden and Overberg districts of the Western Cape, South Africa.

Depression symptoms assessed by the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10) and its association with socioeconomic factors at baseline and 14 months follow-uppatient reported