Psychiatric patients' return for HIV/STI test results in mental health centers

Revista de Saúde Pública

Ana Paula Souto Melo²  Karen Mckinnon¹  Milton L Wainberg¹  Cibele Comini César¹  Mark Drew Crosland Guimarães¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de São João Del-ReiDivinópolis MG ,Brazil

关键词: Mentally Ill Persons;    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome;    AIDS Serodiagnosis;    Psychiatry;    Mental Health Services;    Sex Counseling;    Cross-Sectional Studies;    Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida;    Sorodiagnóstico da AIDS;    Psiquiatria;    Serviços de Saúde Mental;    Aconselhamento Sexual;    Estudos Transversais;    Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida;    Serodiagnóstico del SIDA;    Psiquiatria;    Servicios de Salud Mental;    Orientación Sexual;    Estudios Transversales;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-89102012005000017

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To assess individual and/or health service factors associated with patients returning for results of HIV or sexually transmitted infection (STI) tests in mental health centers. METHODS: Cross-sectional national multicenter study among 2,080 patients randomly selected from 26 Brazilian mental health centers in 2007. Multilevel logistic regression was used to assess the effect of individual (level 1) and mental health service characteristics (level 2) on receipt of test results. RESULTS: The rate of returning HIV/STI test results was 79.6%. Among health service characteristics examined, only condom distribution was associated with receiving HIV/STI test results, whereas several individual characteristics were independently associated including living in the same city where treatment centers are; being single; not having heard of AIDS; and not having been previously HIV tested. CONCLUSIONS: It is urgent to expand HIV/STI testing in health services which provide care for patients with potentially increased vulnerability to these conditions, and to promote better integration between mental health and health services.

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