[Association between depression and viral load in people on antiretroviral treatment followed at the Yaoundé Central Hospital in Cameroon].

Introduction: depression may be associated with poor immune and virological response, poor quality of life and high medical costs in people living with HIV. The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between depression and viral load in people living with HIV on antiretroviral treatment followed at the Yaounde Central Hospital.

Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional study of people living with HIV who had their viral load results at the Central Hospital of Yaounde over 8 months (November 2019 to July 2020).