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HIV Risk Behavior in Persons with Severe Mental Disorders in a Psychiatric Hospital in Ogun, Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Few studies in Nigeria have investigated HIV risk behavior among persons with severe mental disorders. This study examined HIV risk behavior and associated factors among patients receiving treatment at a Nigerian psychiatric hospital. AIM: To determine the HIV risk behavior in persons wi...

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Autores principales: Abayomi, O, Adelufosi, A, Adebayo, P, Ighoroje, M, Ajogbon, D, Ogunwale, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24116318
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2141-9248.117960
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author Abayomi, O
Adelufosi, A
Adebayo, P
Ighoroje, M
Ajogbon, D
Ogunwale, A
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Adelufosi, A
Adebayo, P
Ighoroje, M
Ajogbon, D
Ogunwale, A
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description BACKGROUND: Few studies in Nigeria have investigated HIV risk behavior among persons with severe mental disorders. This study examined HIV risk behavior and associated factors among patients receiving treatment at a Nigerian psychiatric hospital. AIM: To determine the HIV risk behavior in persons with severe mental disorders in a psychiatric hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional survey involving 102 persons with serious mental disorders receiving treatment at a major psychiatric facility in Southwestern Nigeria. HIV risk screening instrument was self-administered to assess HIV risk behavior. A questionnaire was used to elicit socio-demographic variables while alcohol use was assessed with the alcohol use disorder identification test. Differences in HIV risk levels were examined for statistical significance using Chi square test. RESULTS: Forty eight percent of the respondents engaged in HIV risk behavior. This study revealed that 10.8% (11/102) gave a history of sexually transmitted disease, 5.9% (6/102) reported sex trading and no reports of intravenous drug use was obtained. A single risk factor was reported by 19.6% (20/102), 12.7% (13/102) reported two risk factors and 15.7% (16/102) reported three or more risk factors. HIV risk behavior was significantly related to alcohol use (P = 0.03). CONCLUSION: Mental health services provide an important context for HIV/AIDS interventions in resource-constrained countries like Nigeria.
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spelling pubmed-37934442013-10-10 HIV Risk Behavior in Persons with Severe Mental Disorders in a Psychiatric Hospital in Ogun, Nigeria Abayomi, O Adelufosi, A Adebayo, P Ighoroje, M Ajogbon, D Ogunwale, A Ann Med Health Sci Res Original Article BACKGROUND: Few studies in Nigeria have investigated HIV risk behavior among persons with severe mental disorders. This study examined HIV risk behavior and associated factors among patients receiving treatment at a Nigerian psychiatric hospital. AIM: To determine the HIV risk behavior in persons with severe mental disorders in a psychiatric hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional survey involving 102 persons with serious mental disorders receiving treatment at a major psychiatric facility in Southwestern Nigeria. HIV risk screening instrument was self-administered to assess HIV risk behavior. A questionnaire was used to elicit socio-demographic variables while alcohol use was assessed with the alcohol use disorder identification test. Differences in HIV risk levels were examined for statistical significance using Chi square test. RESULTS: Forty eight percent of the respondents engaged in HIV risk behavior. This study revealed that 10.8% (11/102) gave a history of sexually transmitted disease, 5.9% (6/102) reported sex trading and no reports of intravenous drug use was obtained. A single risk factor was reported by 19.6% (20/102), 12.7% (13/102) reported two risk factors and 15.7% (16/102) reported three or more risk factors. HIV risk behavior was significantly related to alcohol use (P = 0.03). CONCLUSION: Mental health services provide an important context for HIV/AIDS interventions in resource-constrained countries like Nigeria. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3793444/ /pubmed/24116318 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2141-9248.117960 Text en Copyright: © Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Abayomi, O
Adelufosi, A
Adebayo, P
Ighoroje, M
Ajogbon, D
Ogunwale, A
HIV Risk Behavior in Persons with Severe Mental Disorders in a Psychiatric Hospital in Ogun, Nigeria
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title_short HIV Risk Behavior in Persons with Severe Mental Disorders in a Psychiatric Hospital in Ogun, Nigeria
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24116318
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2141-9248.117960
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