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Prevalence of HIV infection among psychiatric patients in a New York City men's shelter.

Prevalence of HIV infection among psychiatric patients in a New York City men's shelter. Prevalence of HIV infection among psychiatric patients in a New York City men's shelter. E Susser , E Valencia and S Conover Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY. We report on the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among psychiatric patients in a New York City shelter for homeless men. We reviewed the records of all 90 men discharged from the shelter psychiatry program to community housing over a 2-year period. HIV serostatus was recorded for 62 of the 90 men. Of these 62, 12 (19.4%) were positive. There were 28 men whose serostatus was not recorded. Data on the HIV risk behaviors of these 28 men suggested that seroprevalence could have been similarly high among them. The results indicate an urgent need to develop and apply preventive interventions for HIV in this population. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Public Health American Public Health Association

Prevalence of HIV infection among psychiatric patients in a New York City men's shelter.

American Journal of Public Health , Volume 83 (4): 568 – Apr 1, 1993

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Publisher
American Public Health Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1993 by the American Public Health Association
ISSN
0090-0036
eISSN
1541-0048
DOI
10.2105/AJPH.83.4.568
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Abstract

Prevalence of HIV infection among psychiatric patients in a New York City men's shelter. E Susser , E Valencia and S Conover Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY. We report on the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among psychiatric patients in a New York City shelter for homeless men. We reviewed the records of all 90 men discharged from the shelter psychiatry program to community housing over a 2-year period. HIV serostatus was recorded for 62 of the 90 men. Of these 62, 12 (19.4%) were positive. There were 28 men whose serostatus was not recorded. Data on the HIV risk behaviors of these 28 men suggested that seroprevalence could have been similarly high among them. The results indicate an urgent need to develop and apply preventive interventions for HIV in this population.

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American Journal of Public HealthAmerican Public Health Association

Published: Apr 1, 1993

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