Acuda S W, Sebit M B
Department of Psychiatry, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Cent Afr J Med. 1996 Sep;42(9):254-7.
To investigate seroprevalence rates of HIV infection among Zimbabwean psychiatric inpatients.
An identity-unlinked procedure, for ELISA and Western blot HIV testing of consecutively admitted psychiatric patients, was used during the four month period of the study. The seropositive groups were further categorized along the WHO case definition of HIV/AIDS infection criteria. The blood results were coded and linked to various demographic variables and risk factors. All data were measured at either nominal or ordinal levels. Comparisons between variables were made by chi-square test for proportion and independence.
Harare Central Hospital Psychiatric Unit, Harare, Zimbabwe.
A total of 143 inpatients (60.8 pc males and 39.2 pc females), mean(SD) age 32.5 (10.5) years and the mean(SD) duration of psychiatric illness of 4.21 (1.7) years.
Prevalence of HIV/AIDS infection among psychiatric patients.
The seroprevalence rate of HIV infection was 23.8pc and was significantly related to high education attainment (p < 0.03) and unemployment status of the patients (p < 0.03).
There is an urgent need to develop and apply preventive interventions for HIV infected psychiatric patients.
调查津巴布韦精神病住院患者中艾滋病毒感染的血清流行率。
在研究的四个月期间，采用身份不关联程序，对连续入院的精神病患者进行酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）和艾滋病毒蛋白免疫印迹法（Western blot）检测。血清反应阳性组根据世界卫生组织（WHO）艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染标准病例定义进一步分类。血液检测结果进行编码，并与各种人口统计学变量和风险因素相关联。所有数据均在名义或有序水平上进行测量。变量之间的比较采用卡方检验进行比例和独立性分析。
津巴布韦哈拉雷中央医院精神科
共有143名住院患者（男性占60.8%，女性占39.2%），平均（标准差）年龄32.5（10.5）岁，精神疾病平均（标准差）病程为4.21（1.7）年。
精神科患者中艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染的患病率。
艾滋病毒感染的血清流行率为23.8%，与患者的高学历（p < 0.03）和失业状况（p < 0.03）显著相关。
迫切需要为艾滋病毒感染的精神病患者制定并实施预防性干预措施。
