Susser E, Valencia E, Conover S
Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY.
Am J Public Health. 1993 Apr;83(4):568-70. doi: 10.2105/ajph.83.4.568.
We report on the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among psychiatric patients in a New York City shelter for homeless men. We reviewed the records of all 90 men discharged from the shelter psychiatry program to community housing over a 2-year period. HIV serostatus was recorded for 62 of the 90 men. Of these 62, 12 (19.4%) were positive. There were 28 men whose serostatus was not recorded. Data on the HIV risk behaviors of these 28 men suggested that seroprevalence could have been similarly high among them. The results indicate an urgent need to develop and apply preventive interventions for HIV in this population.
我们报告了纽约市一家收容无家可归男性的庇护所中精神科患者的人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）感染率。我们回顾了在两年时间里从该庇护所精神科项目出院并入住社区住房的所有90名男性的记录。90名男性中有62人的HIV血清状态被记录。在这62人中，12人（19.4%）呈阳性。有28名男性的血清状态未被记录。关于这28名男性HIV风险行为的数据表明，他们中的血清阳性率可能同样很高。结果表明迫切需要为该人群制定并应用HIV预防干预措施。
