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Document 0237
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TI HIV-1 infection at two public psychiatric hospitals in New York City.
DT 9505
AU Cournos F; Horwath E; Guido JR; McKinnon K; Hopkins N; Washington
Heights Community Service Research Office, New York; State Psychiatric
Institute, NY 10032.
SO AIDS Care. 1994;6(4):443-52. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95134780
AB Seroprevalence for HIV-1 was anonymously evaluated between November 1989
and July 1991 among severely mentally ill patients at two public
psychiatric hospitals in New York City. The study population consisted
of new admissions and long-stay patients aged 18-59. Of 1116 eligible
patients, usable samples were obtained from routine blood drawings on
971 (87%). Seroprevalence was comparable among men (5.2%) and women
(5.3%). Age did not predict seropositivity. Men with a recorded history
of homosexual behaviour or injection drug use were, respectively, 1.8
and 2.0 times more likely to be seropositive than men without these
histories. Women with a recorded history of injection drug use were 4.0
times more likely to be seropositive than women without such a history.
Ethnicity was not predictive for men, but Black women were 2.4 times
more likely to be HIV-1 positive than non-Black women. Severely mentally
ill inpatients had a substantial rate of HIV-1 seropositivity,
indicating a need for additional testing, education and counselling
efforts for this population.
DE Adolescence Adult Female Health Education Homosexuality,
Male/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA Hospitals, Psychiatric/*STATISTICS &
NUMER DATA Hospitals, Public/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA Human HIV
Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION HIV
Seroprevalence/TRENDS *HIV-1 Male Mental Disorders/EPIDEMIOLOGY
Middle Age New York City/EPIDEMIOLOGY Patient Admission/STATISTICS &
NUMER DATA Substance Abuse, Intravenous/EPIDEMIOLOGY/REHABILITATION
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Urban
Population/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).