{
  "abstract": "Background The mental health of people living with HIV (PLWH) is a growing concern globally, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where there is limited access to mental healthcare, with evidence showing high levels of depression, anxiety and neurocognitive disorders among this population. While Mental Health Disorders (MHDs) can impede HIV care and promote adverse health outcomes, there is limited literature on MHDs among PLWH. This scoping review will explore the existing literature on the burden and factors associated with MHDs among adults living with HIV in SSA.Methods and analysis Arksey and O’Malley’s methodological framework will guide the search of this scoping review. Relevant original research articles published in English from 1 January 2000 to 31 May 2025 on MHDs among PLWH in SSA will be identified through searches in the African Index Medicus, African Journal Online, PubMed and Embase databases. Four independent reviewers, working in pairs (one reviewer and one verifier), will screen the titles, abstracts and later the full texts, adopting the population, concept and context framework. Other coauthors will serve as tiebreakers whenever there is disagreement on the eligibility. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews flowchart will be presented. We will perform a narrative synthesis to report our findings.Ethics and dissemination This scoping review protocol does not require ethical approval, as it relies solely on publicly available existing data and does not involve human participants. We will disseminate the findings from this review through peer-reviewed publications and presentations at local and international conferences.Trial registration The protocol was registered in the Open Science Framework ( https://osf.io/8ymqu).",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria",
        "Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria"
      ],
      "name": "Waheed Adeola Adedeji"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Faculty of Nursing, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria"
      ],
      "name": "Adeyinka Ganiyat Ishola"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Psychiatry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria"
      ],
      "name": "Olufisayo Elugbadebo"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria"
      ],
      "name": "Olayide Muideen Oladepo"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe"
      ],
      "name": "Tinashe Mudzviti"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe"
      ],
      "name": "Malinda Kaiyo-Utete"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Zvandiri, Harare, Zimbabwe"
      ],
      "name": "Nicola Willis"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria",
        "Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University College Hospital, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Dhikrullah Adeyemi Adebayo"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe"
      ],
      "name": "Takudzwa Joylyn Mtisi"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Laboratory Diagnostic and Investigative Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe"
      ],
      "name": "Kudzai Fortunate Vongai Chokuona"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Qing Ma"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Raymond Cha"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Alan Hutson"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Maryland Baltimore School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Man E Charurat"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria"
      ],
      "name": "Oyindamola Bidemi Yusuf"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe"
      ],
      "name": "Charles Maponga"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria",
        "Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University College Hospital, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Fatai Adewale Fehintola"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Psychiatry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria"
      ],
      "name": "Oye Gureje"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Gene D Morse"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Mental health disorders among people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol",
  "uid": "2d5c040f-72e5-5b53-962c-d7540b00d0a9"
}