Author:Hodes, Rebecca; Grimsrud, AnnaDate:2011In November 2008, a moratorium on initiating new patients onto antiretroviral (ARV) treatment was enacted by the Provincial Department of Health in the Free State province of South Africa. The moratorium, which was part of a series of cost ...Read more
Author:Grimsrud, Anna; Stein, Dan J; Seedat, Soraya; Williams, David; Myer, LandonDate:2009Objective: Growing evidence suggests high levels of comorbidity between hypertension and mental illness but there are few data from low- and middle-income countries. We examined the association between hypertension and depression and anxiety ...Read morecb
Author:Hodes, Rebecca; Grimsrud, AnnaDate:2010In November 2008, a moratorium on initiating new patients onto antiretrovirals was enacted by the provincial Department of Health in the Free State. This paper examines the causes and implications of the Free State antiretroviral moratorium ...Read morecbnd
Author:Grimsrud, AnnaDate:2007This thesis examines the associations between self-reported hypertension diagnosis and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th edition (DSM-IV) defined a) anxiety disorders b) depressive disorders and c) comorbid anxiety-depression, ...Read more
Author:Yenehun, MeseretDate:2014Epidemiologic research shows that socioeconomic status influences different health outcomes including HIV/AIDS. Although poverty (low socioeconomic status (SES)) and HIV prevalence are correlated at the global level, the association between ...Read more