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    Comorbidity of depression with diabetes in noncommunicable diseases clinics in southern Malawi
    (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2021-03-17) Udedi, Micheal Mphatso
    Type of study: Cross-sectional study design will be used in this project. Problem: This research project will focus on prevalence and detection of depression in the context of non-communicable diseases. Malawi, like many low- and middle income countries, is faced with the growing challenge of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Depression is one of the shared risk factors for physical NCDs however there is currently no routine practice to identify and manage mental illnesses in the physical NCDs clinics in Malawi. Broad Objective: We aim at estimating the prevalence of depression among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending to NCDs clinics in the two districts of southern Malawi. Methodology: The project will be a cross sectional study and will involve validated Chichewa version of the PHQ-9. A minimum calculated sample size of 323 participants will be recruited consecutively at the NCDs clinics of Mwanza and Blantyre districts. The permission to conduct the study has been sought from the heads of the facilities where the study will be conducted. The ethical approval will be sought from the College of Medicine Review and Ethics Committee (COMREC) and informed consent will be sought from the study participants before administering the questionnaire. All filled questionnaires will be handled by the research assistants and the PI and will be kept in a safe place before and after data entry. The computers for data entry will be protected by passwords. Data will be analyzed statistically using a statistical package for social sciences. Patients’ characteristics by age, sex and condition will be described using frequency tables. Expected findings: This study might uncover the prevalence and detection of depression in NCDs clinics in the district of southern Malawi. The findings of this study therefore may be relevant in advocating for the integration of depression management into NCDs clinics in Malawi. Dissemination: The findings from this research project will be accessible by academicians and researchers through the College of Medicine library. Furthermore, the findings will be submitted to the COMREC secretariat, the University Research and Publication Committee (URPC) through COMREC secretariat and the National Health Sciences Research Committee (NHSRC). The results will be shared through presentations at national and international research or policy conferences as well as submission to peer reviewed publications. The results will be shared with the participating health facilities and furthermore the results will also be shared with policy makers and other local stakeholders in form of policy briefs as part of evidence on prevalence and detection of depression in NCD clinics in Malawi.