Meta-Analysis of HIV and Mental Health Syndemics from 32 Studies

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 32 observational studies investigating mental health-related syndemics among people living with HIV. The dataset includes pooled odds ratios for antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral suppression, with sample sizes ranging from 51 to 14,261 participants. The work was authored by Atitegeb A. Kidie and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the association between syndemic count and ART adherence based on pooled odds ratios from 7 studies
• Investigate the relationship between mental health syndemics and viral suppression based on findings from 13 studies
• Study the clustering of mental health conditions with socioeconomic factors like food insecurity and stigma as described in the review
• Assess methodological heterogeneity in syndemic measurement across different observational studies

Strengths

• Includes results from 32 distinct studies, providing a broad evidence base
• Reports specific pooled odds ratios (e.g., OR=0.73 for adherence) with confidence intervals
• Follows PRISMA guidelines and uses the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for quality assessment
• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0

Limitations

• The dataset is a 22.2 KB DOCX file, indicating it is likely a summary table or manuscript rather than raw study data
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of literature from CINAHL, Embase, MEDLINE, PsycInfo, Scopus, and ProQuest.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 05:59:07

Geography

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