The Effect of Poor Social Support on Depression among HIV/AIDS Patients in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Descriptive characteristics of 8 studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis of effect of poor social support on depression among HIV patients in Ethiopia, 2020.

Authors (reference)	Publication year	Study area/region	Study design	Tools	Response rate	Mean age (±SD)	Sample size	Prevalence
Duko et al. [28]	2018	SNNP	Cross-sectional	PHQ-9	96%		417	48.6%
Abadiga [29]	2019	Oromia	Cross-sectional	PHQ-9	97%		404	41.7%
Tesfaw et al. [21]	2016	Addis Ababa	Cross-sectional	HADS	100%		417	41.2%
Tareke et al. [20]	2018	Amhara	Cross-sectional	HADS	98%		415	48.6%
Abebe et al. [26]	2019	Addis Ababa	Cross-sectional	BDI-II	94%		507	35.50%
Getalem and Emnet [27]	2016	Addis Ababa	Cross-sectional	PHQ-9	100%	38	384	44.40%
Seid et al. [22]	2020	Amhara	Cross-sectional	PHQ-9	93.5%	38 ()	403	20%
Workye et al. [25]	2018	SNNP	Cross-sectional	PHQ-9	96.5%	37.6 ()	340	37.50%

SD: standard deviation; SNNP: Southern Nation, Nationalities, and People; PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory-II; IQR: interquartile range; R: range.