HIV prevalence in persons with severe mental illness in Uganda: a cross-sectional hospital-based study
Open Access
- 1 January 2013
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Mental Health Systems
- Vol. 7 (1) , 20
Abstract
In Uganda, a previous study reported high HIV prevalence in persons with severe mental illness (SMI) compared to the general population, suggesting that persons with SMI might constitute a high-risk group for HIV. However, the study included first-time psychiatric admissions only, a group whose HIV prevalence may not reflect the prevalence in persons with SMI in general. We determined prevalence and correlates of HIV in both first-time and previous psychiatric admissions, in a psychiatric hospital in Uganda.Keywords
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