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Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in people with severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Hughes, Elizabeth, Bassi, Shaan, Gilbody, Simon, Bland, Martin, Martin, Fabiola·2016·The Lancet Psychiatry

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BACKGROUND: Although people with serious mental illnesses have a high risk of contracting blood-borne viral infections, sexual health has largely been neglected by researchers and policy makers involved in mental health. Failure to address this shortcoming could increase morbidity and mortality as a result of undetected and untreated infection. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of blood-borne viral infection in people with serious mental illness. METHOD: We searched the Cochrane Library, Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, CINAHL, and DARE for studies of the prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus in people with serious mental illness, published between Jan 1, 1980, and Jan 1, 2015. We group prevalence data by region and by virus and estimated pooled prevalence. We did a sensitivity analysis of the effect of study quality on prevalence. FINDINGS: After removal of duplicates, we found 373 abstracts, 91 of which met our eligibility criteria. The prevalences of blood-borne viral infections in people with serious mental illness were higher than in the general population in places with low prevalence of blood-borne viruses, such as the USA and Europe, and on par with the general population in regions with high prevalence of blood-borne viruses (Africa for HIV and southeast Asia for hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus). Pooled prevalence of HIV in people with serious mental illness in the USA was 6·0% (95% CI 4·3-8·3). Sensitivity analysis showed that quality scores did not significantly affect prevalence. INTERPRETATION: People with serious mental illness are at risk of blood-borne viral infections. However, because of methodological limitations of the studies the prevalence might be overestimated. Serious mental illness is unlikely to be a sole risk factor and risk of blood-borne viral infection is probably multifactorial and associated with low socioeconomic status, drug and alcohol misuse, ethnic origin, and sex. Health providers should routinely discuss sexual health and risks for blood-borne viruses (including risks related to drug misuse) with people who have serious mental illness, as well as offering testing and treatment for those at risk. FUNDING: Wellcome Trust.

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Authors
Hughes, E., Bassi, S., Gilbody, S., Bland, M., & Martin, F.
Affiliations
  • University of Huddersfield (GB)
  • University of York (GB)
Corresponding author
Hughes, Elizabeth
Venue
The Lancet Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-01
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
40-48
ISSN
2215-0366 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2178523807
Cited by
272
References
96
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2.18
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journal article
Language
en
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  • The Lancet Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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  • Edinburgh Napier Research Repository (Edinburgh Napier University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Huddersfield Research Portal (University of Huddersfield) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
Wellcome Trust (reference 097829)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Hepatitis C virus research
Keywords
HIV, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, blood-borne viral infections, severe mental illness, prevalence, sexual health, substance abuse, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, socioeconomic status, risk factors
MeSH terms
Mental Disorders, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Humans, Severity of Illness Index, HIV Infections, Prevalence

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