Document 0237
 DOCN  M9550237
 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

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