Milton L Wainberg1, Karen McKinnon1, Andrea Norcini-Pala1, Olivia K Hughes1, Ezra Schrage1, Whitney Erby1, Claudio G Mann1, Francine Cournos1. 1. Dr. Wainberg, Ms. McKinnon, and Dr. Norcini-Pala are with the New York State Psychiatric Institute and with the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York. Ms. Hughes is an undergraduate student, Boston University, Boston. Mr. Schrage is a medical student, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York. Ms. Erby is with the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York. Dr. Mann is with the Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro. Dr. Cournos is with the Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Persons with mental illness have higher HIV infection rates than the general population. Little is known about whether care systems for this population are effectively participating in global efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat. This study examined treatment-as-usual HIV risk reduction services within public mental health settings. METHODS: The authors interviewed 641 sexually active adults attending eight public psychiatric clinics in Rio de Janeiro about participation in a sexual risk reduction program, HIV testing, HIV knowledge, and sexual behaviors. RESULTS: Nine percent reported participation in a risk reduction program in the past year, and 75% reported having unprotected sex in the past three months. Program participants had greater HIV knowledge (p=.04) and were more likely to have had HIV testing in the past three months (p=.02), compared with nonparticipants. Participation was not associated with sexual behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: Including persons with mental illness in efforts to end AIDS requires a greater commitment to implementing effective interventions in public mental health systems.
OBJECTIVE:Persons with mental illness have higher HIV infection rates than the general population. Little is known about whether care systems for this population are effectively participating in global efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat. This study examined treatment-as-usual HIV risk reduction services within public mental health settings. METHODS: The authors interviewed 641 sexually active adults attending eight public psychiatric clinics in Rio de Janeiro about participation in a sexual risk reduction program, HIV testing, HIV knowledge, and sexual behaviors. RESULTS: Nine percent reported participation in a risk reduction program in the past year, and 75% reported having unprotected sex in the past three months. Program participants had greater HIV knowledge (p=.04) and were more likely to have had HIV testing in the past three months (p=.02), compared with nonparticipants. Participation was not associated with sexual behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: Including persons with mental illness in efforts to end AIDS requires a greater commitment to implementing effective interventions in public mental health systems.
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AIDS; Ending AIDS; HIV prevention; Severe mental illness
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