[Mental morbidity and social support in prisoners in treatment with antiretrovirals].
OBJECTIVE
To define the incidence of depressive disorders and anxiety disorders in prisoners of three prisons of CCAA in treatment with antiretrovirals, and moreover the associated variables and the intensity of social support within the prison.


METHODS
Through a cross-sectional design 281 prisoners were studied.


RESULTS
42% showed mental morbidity and 53.4% lacked social support. To be imprisoned in the Granada prison, to be a woman, poor health state, to describe difficulties for compliance with antiretrovirals drug, a history greater than 13 years for drugs consumption, and usual residence with the couple of family, all were factors associated with mental morbidity. Factors associated with social support non-existence were history of more than one imprisonment, lack of familiarity with the medical equipment, to be more than 35 years old, and to suffer mental morbidity.
Ruiz Pérez
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Area de Salud Pública, Escuela de Salud Pública, Granada. isabel.ruiz.easp@juntadeandalucia.es
Soto Blanco
J M
JM
Olry de Labry Lima
A
A
Antón Basante
J J
JJ
Castro Recio
J M
JM
Girela López
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E
D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011330:Prisons; D012944:Social Support; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology