Sexual risk behaviours and sexual abuse in persons with severe mental illness in Uganda: a qualitative study.

Persons with severe mental illness (SMI) engage in risky sexual behaviours and have high prevalence of HIV in high-income countries. Little is known about sexual behaviours and HIV risk among persons with SMI in sub-Saharan Africa. In this qualitative study we explored how SMI may influence sexual r...

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Main Authors: Patric Lundberg, Eva Johansson, Elialilia Okello, Peter Allebeck, Anna Thorson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3253795?pdf=render