Social support as a correlate of depression among people living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria.

Background: Depression is a highly prevalent mental disorder among PLHIV, whilst social support is important in disease prevention, health promotion, therapeutic measure especially for PLHIV.

Objectives: To ascertain the different types and sources of social support and their association with depression among PLHIV in Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: The study was a correlation with 2515 PLHIV in three teaching hospitals in South-Eastern Nigeria.