title: [Investigation to mental health and influence factors among the workers related to AIDS in Yuncheng area in Shanxi Province].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the mental health and the influence factors among the workers related to AIDS.
  
  
  METHODS
  96 workers related to AIDS in Yuncheng City and Jiangxian County were questioned by symptom check list-90 (SCL-90).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The scores in total average (P = 0.01), forcing symptom (P = 0.02) and psychosis (P = 0.01) were higher than those in national standard significantly. The scores of some factors were significantly different within position and majors. The education and the post were main influence factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The condition of mental health among workers related to AIDS could be poor. The levels of mental health were significantly different within position and majors. The education and the position will influence the mental health of the workers related to AIDS.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China. duanqiuhong1984@163.com
authors.forename: Qiuhong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Ruijuan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires