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Correlates of HIV transmission risk factors and considerations for interventions in homeless, chemically addicted and mentally ill patients
(Correlations des facteurs de risque de transmission du VIH et implications pour les interventions chez des patients, sans abri, usagers de drogues et présentant des troubles mentaux.)
Auteur(s) :
LEVOUNIS, P. ;
GALANTER, M. ;
DERMATIS, H. ;
HAMOWY A. ;
DE LEON, G.
Année :
2002
Page(s) :
61-72
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
15
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
SANS ABRI
;
COMORBIDITE
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
VIH
;
ETUDE TRANSVERSALE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Addictive Diseases, 2002, 21, (3), 61-72
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
A study was conducted to ascertain correlates of HIV high risk behaviors and attitudes toward HIV. A questionnaire was administered to 103 men living in a modified therapeutic community (TC) for homeless, chemically addicted and mentally ill men. The psychiatric diagnoses of the sample population included psychotic disorders (48%), depressive disorders (36%), and bipolar disorders (16%). Forty-two percent reported that their primary substance of abuse was cocaine and another 40% named alcohol as the substance to which they were most addicted. Two logistic regression analyses were conducted, one with needle sharing as the outcome measure and one with endorsement of the need for lifestyle changes to reduce risk of HIV transmission. Cocaine users were 3.4 times more likely to have shared needles than the rest of the sample. Patients who had a history of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were 17 times more likely to endorse the need for lifestyle changes. The level of HIV transmission knowledge was unrelated to HIV risk behaviors or attitudes. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
New York Univ. School of Medicine, Division on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Room 20N29, 550 Fisrt Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.