Geldsetzer, PascalMaria, VaikathWagner, Ryan G.Rohr, Julia KMontana, LiviaGomez-Olive, Francesc XavierRosenberg, Molley SManne-Goehler, JenniferMateen, FarrahPayne, CollinKahn, Kathleen2021-10-261079-5006http://hdl.handle.net/1885/251181Understanding how depression is associated with chronic conditions and sociodemographic characteristics can inform the design and effective targeting of depression screening and care interventions. In this study, we present some of the first evidence from sub-Saharan Africa on the association between depressive symptoms and a range of chronic conditions (diabetes, HIV, hypertension, and obesity) as well as sociodemographic characteristics.The HAALSI study, funded by the National Institute on Aging (P01 AG041710), is nested within the Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System site, supported by the University of the Witwatersrand and Medical Research Council, South Africa, and the Wellcome Trust, UK (grants 058893/Z/99/A; 069683/Z/02/Z; 085477/Z/08/Z; 085477/B/08/Z).application/pdfen-AU© The Author(s) 2018DepressionSouth Africachronic diseases201810.1093/gerona/gly1452020-11-23