HIV risk factors for persons with serious mental illness

Knox, Michael D.; Boaz, Timothy L.; Friedrich, Martha A.; Dow, Michael G.

doi:10.1007/bf02188592

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HIV risk factors for persons with serious mental illness

Knox, Michael D., Boaz, Timothy L., Friedrich, Martha A., Dow, Michael G.·1994·Community Mental Health Journal

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HIV risk factors were assessed among 120 persons in treatment for serious mental illness. Although subjects had good general knowledge regarding HIV, many engaged in high risk behaviors. Condom use was infrequent among those who had multiple sexual partners, and sharing needles was common for those who used i.v. drugs. Clearly, factual knowledge about HIV was not sufficient to prevent risky behavior. Nearly half of the sample was categorized as at medium to high risk, and almost half of the participants, especially those at medium risk, underestimated their own level of risk. The results suggest that education and intervention strategies should focus on increasing the accuracy of the individual's risk assessment as well as changing attitudes towards condoms and improving skills in using condoms. Assessing personal risk and adopting risk-reduction strategies are the keys to successful AIDS prevention for persons with serious mental illness.

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Authors: Knox, M. D., Boaz, T. L., Friedrich, M. A., & Dow, M. G.
Affiliations: University of South Florida (US)
ORCID: Dow, Michael G.
Venue: Community Mental Health Journal
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1994-12
Volume: 30
Issue: 6
Pages: 551-563
ISSN: 0010-3853 (ISSN-L)
1573-2789
DOI: 10.1007/bf02188592
OpenAlex: W1964237169
Cited by: 45
References: 16
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 1.37
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Community Mental Health Journal (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida) (submittedVersion)
Funders: U.S. Public Health Service (91MF57230401D)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Keywords: HIV risk factors, severe mental illness, HIV/AIDS knowledge, condom use, sexual risk behavior, multiple sexual partners, needle sharing, intravenous drug use, risk perception, risk assessment, HIV prevention, attitudes toward condoms
MeSH terms: Adult, Female, Health Education, HIV Seropositivity, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Patient Admission, Personality Assessment, Psychotic Disorders, Risk Factors, Sexual Behavior, HIV Infections, Condoms

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