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Knowledge and risks of human immunodeficiency virus transmission among veterans with severe mental illness.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Strauss, JL; Bosworth, HB; Stechuchak, KM; Meador, KM; Butterfield, MI
Published in: Mil Med
April 2006

This study is among the first to examine knowledge about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and behavioral risks for HIV transmission among veterans with severe mental illness (SMI), a group at high risk for HIV infection. This study examined associations between accuracy of HIV knowledge, risk behaviors, and clinical and demographic characteristics in a sample of male veteran psychiatric inpatients diagnosed with SMI (N = 353). Results showed high rates of inaccurate HIV knowledge, with > 40% of patients demonstrating some inaccuracies, particularly those related to the progression and symptoms of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Inaccurate HIV knowledge was associated with older age, minority status, education level, marital status, no homelessness within the previous 6 months, and no reported history of illicit intranasal drug use. There is a need for more effective HIV prevention interventions for persons with SMI.

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Mil Med

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ISSN

0026-4075

Publication Date

April 2006

Volume

171

Issue

4

Start / End Page

325 / 330

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
  • Risk-Taking
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk Assessment
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Mentally Ill Persons
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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Strauss, J. L., Bosworth, H. B., Stechuchak, K. M., Meador, K. M., & Butterfield, M. I. (2006). Knowledge and risks of human immunodeficiency virus transmission among veterans with severe mental illness. Mil Med, 171(4), 325–330. https://doi.org/10.7205/milmed.171.4.325
Strauss, Jennifer L., Hayden B. Bosworth, Karen M. Stechuchak, Keith M. Meador, and Marian I. Butterfield. “Knowledge and risks of human immunodeficiency virus transmission among veterans with severe mental illness.Mil Med 171, no. 4 (April 2006): 325–30. https://doi.org/10.7205/milmed.171.4.325.
Strauss JL, Bosworth HB, Stechuchak KM, Meador KM, Butterfield MI. Knowledge and risks of human immunodeficiency virus transmission among veterans with severe mental illness. Mil Med. 2006 Apr;171(4):325–30.
Strauss, Jennifer L., et al. “Knowledge and risks of human immunodeficiency virus transmission among veterans with severe mental illness.Mil Med, vol. 171, no. 4, Apr. 2006, pp. 325–30. Pubmed, doi:10.7205/milmed.171.4.325.
Strauss JL, Bosworth HB, Stechuchak KM, Meador KM, Butterfield MI. Knowledge and risks of human immunodeficiency virus transmission among veterans with severe mental illness. Mil Med. 2006 Apr;171(4):325–330.

Published In

Mil Med

DOI

ISSN

0026-4075

Publication Date

April 2006

Volume

171

Issue

4

Start / End Page

325 / 330

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
  • Risk-Taking
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk Assessment
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Mentally Ill Persons
  • Male
  • Humans