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Assessing HIV transmission knowledge in psychiatric patients in Johannesburg, South Africa

BACKGROUND: The bidirectional relationship between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and psychiatric illnesses is well documented. Misinformation about HIV transmission and prevention is associated with high rates of HIV-related risky behaviours, and therefore, HIV infection risk. AIM: To assess ba...

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Autores principales: Matodzi, Hangwani J., Lowton, Karishma, Miseer, Prinesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10319930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37416854
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v29i0.2040
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description BACKGROUND: The bidirectional relationship between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and psychiatric illnesses is well documented. Misinformation about HIV transmission and prevention is associated with high rates of HIV-related risky behaviours, and therefore, HIV infection risk. AIM: To assess basic HIV transmission knowledge in psychiatric patients. SETTING: Outpatient psychiatric clinic at Tara Psychiatric Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa. METHODS: A cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted employing a self-administered HIV knowledge questionnaire, the 18- item HIV knowledge questionnaire (HIV-KQ18). Consent, demographic, and clinical profile information were obtained from participants meeting the selection criteria. RESULTS: This study indicated a mean knowledge score of 12.6 (69.7%) out of 18, and therefore good knowledge. The highest HIV-KQ18 mean scores were found in patients with personality disorders (78.9%), anxiety disorders (75.6%) and bipolar and related disorders (71.1%). Participants with schizophrenia, depressive disorders and substance use disorders had scores ranging between 66.1% and 69.4%. Statistically significant differences in knowledge were evident based on age, marital status, level of education and employment status. Interestingly, participants who used substances had higher average basic HIV transmission knowledge scores compared to those who did not use substances. CONCLUSION: Good overall HIV transmission knowledge was found in this population, albeit lower than in the general population. Statistically, correlates were found between psychiatric diagnosis, substance use, age, marital status, level of education, and employment status and basic level of HIV knowledge. CONTRIBUTION: HIV knowledge remains lower in psychiatric patients than in the general population, with correlates between demographic and clinical factors, calling for psychoeducation efforts to take all these into consideration.
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spelling pubmed-103199302023-07-06 Assessing HIV transmission knowledge in psychiatric patients in Johannesburg, South Africa Matodzi, Hangwani J. Lowton, Karishma Miseer, Prinesh S Afr J Psychiatr Original Research BACKGROUND: The bidirectional relationship between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and psychiatric illnesses is well documented. Misinformation about HIV transmission and prevention is associated with high rates of HIV-related risky behaviours, and therefore, HIV infection risk. AIM: To assess basic HIV transmission knowledge in psychiatric patients. SETTING: Outpatient psychiatric clinic at Tara Psychiatric Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa. METHODS: A cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted employing a self-administered HIV knowledge questionnaire, the 18- item HIV knowledge questionnaire (HIV-KQ18). Consent, demographic, and clinical profile information were obtained from participants meeting the selection criteria. RESULTS: This study indicated a mean knowledge score of 12.6 (69.7%) out of 18, and therefore good knowledge. The highest HIV-KQ18 mean scores were found in patients with personality disorders (78.9%), anxiety disorders (75.6%) and bipolar and related disorders (71.1%). Participants with schizophrenia, depressive disorders and substance use disorders had scores ranging between 66.1% and 69.4%. Statistically significant differences in knowledge were evident based on age, marital status, level of education and employment status. Interestingly, participants who used substances had higher average basic HIV transmission knowledge scores compared to those who did not use substances. CONCLUSION: Good overall HIV transmission knowledge was found in this population, albeit lower than in the general population. Statistically, correlates were found between psychiatric diagnosis, substance use, age, marital status, level of education, and employment status and basic level of HIV knowledge. CONTRIBUTION: HIV knowledge remains lower in psychiatric patients than in the general population, with correlates between demographic and clinical factors, calling for psychoeducation efforts to take all these into consideration. AOSIS 2023-06-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10319930/ /pubmed/37416854 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v29i0.2040 Text en © 2023. The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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title_short Assessing HIV transmission knowledge in psychiatric patients in Johannesburg, South Africa
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10319930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37416854
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v29i0.2040
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