Human immunodeficiency virus-related risk behavior among Italian psychiatric inpatients
| Autor: | Michele Pavanati, Stefano Ferri, Luigi Grassi, Luana Peron |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent lcsh:RC435-571 Hospitals General Psychiatric patieny Asymptomatic Risk-Taking Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) lcsh:Psychiatry HIV Seropositivity Humans Medicine Psychiatric hospital Risk factor Psychiatry Sida biology business.industry Mental Disorders Middle Aged HIV infection biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Mental health Hospitalization Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Sexual intercourse Italy HIV risk behaviour Female Viral disease medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Comprehensive Psychiatry, Vol 40, Iss 2, Pp 126-130 (1999) |
| ISSN: | 0010-440X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0010-440x(99)90116-5 |
| Popis: | This study evaluated at-risk behavior for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among Italian psychiatric inpatients. One hundred patients with mental disorders consecutively admitted to an acute psychiatric unit over a 1-year period were studied using a self-report questionnaire. In these patients, 53.1% reported sex with multiple partners, 35.4% with occasional partners, 57% with prostitutes, and 6.7% with intravenous (IV) drug users (IVDUs). Forty-three percent never used condoms during sexual intercourse, 23% used drugs intravenously, and 20% shared needles. Only one third of the patients were tested for HIV, and two tested seropositive ([HIV + I prevalence, 5.8%). Most patients (62%) reported no concern about the risk of HIV infection. The rate of HIV risk behaviors was higher among psychiatric patients versus a control group of 90 healthy people. These findings indicate an alarming rate of HIV risk behaviors among Italian psychiatric inpatients and the need for closer attention to HIV assessment and education in mental health settings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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