HIV risk factors in dually diagnosed patients.
The authors examined correlates of HIV seropositivity in a sample of dually diagnosed inpatients. The subjects were 147 consecutively admitted patients to a specialized dual-diagnosis unit in a municipal hospital who were given a structured interview and HIV testing. The HIV seroprevalence was 19%, with women having a nearly fourfold increased risk of being HIV seropositive, as compared with men. Cocaine as drug of choice was also highly significant as a risk factor for HIV infection, independent of gender. This finding suggests that targeted prevention and education programs need to be developed for the dually diagnosed patient.
Krakow
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Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital Center, New York 10016, USA.
Galanter
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Dermatis
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Westreich
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LM
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