Psychiatric patients' return for HIV/STI test results in mental health centers
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 men...
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doaj-8fb2c3385be440c08694af36d3294f4a2020-11-24T23:00:50ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista de Saúde Pública1518-87872012-04-0146229029910.1590/s0034-89102012005000017S0034-89102012000200011Psychiatric patients' return for HIV/STI test results in mental health centersAna Paula Souto Melo0Karen McKinnon1Milton L Wainberg2Cibele Comini César3Mark Drew Crosland Guimarães4Universidade Federal de São João Del-ReiColumbia University College of Physicians and SurgeonsHIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisOBJECTIVE: 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102012000200011&lng=en&tlng=enSíndrome de Inmunodeficiencia AdquiridaSerodiagnóstico del SIDAPsiquiatriaServicios de Salud MentalOrientación SexualEstudios Transversales |
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Ana Paula Souto Melo Karen McKinnon Milton L Wainberg Cibele Comini César Mark Drew Crosland Guimarães Psychiatric patients' return for HIV/STI test results in mental health centers Revista de Saúde Pública Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida Serodiagnóstico del SIDA Psiquiatria Servicios de Salud Mental Orientación Sexual Estudios Transversales |
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Ana Paula Souto Melo Karen McKinnon Milton L Wainberg Cibele Comini César Mark Drew Crosland Guimarães |
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Ana Paula Souto Melo |
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Psychiatric patients' return for HIV/STI test results in mental health centers |
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Psychiatric patients' return for HIV/STI test results in mental health centers |
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Psychiatric patients' return for HIV/STI test results in mental health centers |
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Psychiatric patients' return for HIV/STI test results in mental health centers |
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Psychiatric patients' return for HIV/STI test results in mental health centers |
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psychiatric patients' return for hiv/sti test results in mental health centers |
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Universidade de São Paulo |
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Revista de Saúde Pública |
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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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Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida Serodiagnóstico del SIDA Psiquiatria Servicios de Salud Mental Orientación Sexual Estudios Transversales |
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