title: Psychiatric patients' return for HIV/STI test results in mental health centers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess individual and/or health service factors associated with patients returning for results of HIV or sexually transmitted infection (STI) tests in mental health centers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional national multicenter study among 2,080 patients randomly selected from 26 Brazilian mental health centers in 2007. Multilevel logistic regression was used to assess the effect of individual (level 1) and mental health service characteristics (level 2) on receipt of test results.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The rate of returning HIV/STI test results was 79.6%. Among health service characteristics examined, only condom distribution was associated with receiving HIV/STI test results, whereas several individual characteristics were independently associated including living in the same city where treatment centers are; being single; not having heard of AIDS; and not having been previously HIV tested.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is urgent to expand HIV/STI testing in health services which provide care for patients with potentially increased vulnerability to these conditions, and to promote better integration between mental health and health services.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil. ana.paula.souto.melo@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ana Paula Souto
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McKinnon
authors.forename: Milton L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wainberg
authors.forename: Cibele Comini
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: César
authors.forename: Mark Drew Crosland
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Guimarães
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D055815:Young Adult