Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:This study assessed seroprevalence rates of HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among individuals with severe mental illness. METHODS:Participants (n = 931) were patients undergoing inpatient or outpatient treatment in Connecticut, Maryland, New Hampshire, or North Carolina. RESULTS:The prevalence of HIV infection in this sample (3.1%) was approximately 8 times the estimated US population rate but lower than rates reported in previous studies of people with severe mental illness. Prevalence rates of HBV (23.4%) and HCV (19.6%) were approximately 5 and 11 times the overall estimated population rates for these infections, respectively. CONCLUSIONS:Elevated rates of HIV, HBV, and HCV were found. Of particular concern are the high rates of HCV infection, which are frequently undetected. Individuals with HCV infection commonly fail to receive appropriate treatment to limit liver damage and unknowingly may be a source of infection to others.
journal_name
Am J Public Healthjournal_title
American journal of public healthauthors
Rosenberg SD,Goodman LA,Osher FC,Swartz MS,Essock SM,Butterfield MI,Constantine NT,Wolford GL,Salyers MPdoi
10.2105/ajph.91.1.31subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2001-01-01 00:00:00pages
31-7issue
1eissn
0090-0036issn
1541-0048journal_volume
91pub_type
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journal_title:American journal of public health
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
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更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
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更新日期:1997-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1994-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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