Prevalence of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and C among adults with mental illness: a multicenter study in Brazil

Abstract

6%). Half of the sample had less than 5 years of schooling and the mean monthly individual income was low (US$ 210.00). Condom use was very low either during lifetime (8%) or in the last 6 months (16%

Cigarette smoking among psychiatric patients in Brazil

“…The sample was drawn from a national cross-sectional multicenter study conducted in Brazil in 2006 called the PESSOAS Project which examined 2,475 patients for HIV/AIDS risk behaviors and the prevalence of HIV and syphilis 23 . Adults receiving treatment in public psychiatric hospitals or public mental health outpatient clinics, known as Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS, acronym in Portuguese), who were capable of providing written informed consent, and able to respond a face-to-face questionnaire were considered eligible for inclusion in the sample.…”

“…First, a random sample of facilities was taken which was proportional to the number of beds in the hospital stratum and number of registered patients in the CAPS stratum for each region. In the second stage, patients were selected using simple random sampling for each chosen facility 23 . Patients were included only if information on tobacco use was available (n = 2,461).…”

Physical violence against patients with mental disorders in Brazil: sex differences in a cross-sectional study

“…In the second phase of sampling, a random selection of users from each location was performed. The study participants were 18 years of age or more and, in order to obtain socio-demographic, clinical and behavioral data, deemed capable to be part of an interview with a semi-structured questionnaire 12 and of understanding and signing an informed consent.…”

“…The study was approved by the participating services, by the UFMG Ethical Research Committee (UFMG/ETIC: 125/05) and by the National Ethical Research Council -CONEP 592/2006. Detailed methodological aspects and general results have been published previously [12][13][14] .…”

“…This definition has greater sensitivity, as well as good reliability and construct validity 12 . For those who reported having suffered physical violence, the following context characteristics were assessed: 1. who perpetrated the physical violence, i.e., intimate partner, parents, relatives, acquaintances, strangers, health professionals or others, 2. where the physical violence took place, i.e., in the domestic environment, at an institution, in the streets, or somewhere else, and, 3. whether it was reported, and if so, to whom.…”