Analysis of the suicidal behavior and psychosocial factors among HIV positive patients in Guangzhou
10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2019.12.005
- Author:
Yang LIU
1
;
Jing-jia LI
;
Wei-yi CHEN
;
Xuan DU
;
Jing GU
Author Information
1. College of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
HIV;
Suicide;
Psycho-social factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Disease Control & Prevention
2019;23(12):1455-1459
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the status of suicidal behaviors and suicidal ideation among HIV positive patients in Guangzhou, and to explore its relevant psycho-social factors. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of HIV positive adult patients in six districts of Guangzhou to collect social-demographic characteristics, HIV infection time, suicidal ideation, suicidal behaviors and psycho-social factors. Use suicidal ideation and suicidal behaviors as the dependent variables to conduct the univariate analysis and multivariate Logistic regression analysis. Results Of the 464 subjects,5.2% and 17.4% of them had suicidal behaviors and suicidal ideation. Analysis showed that the infection route, depression, anxiety, social discrimination, self-discrimination were correlated with the suicidal behaviors(all P<0.05), while age, health status, spouse infection, depression, anxiety and social support, social discrimination, self-discrimination were correlated with the suicidal ideation(all P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression model showed that depression and self-discrimination were associated with suicidal behaviors(all P<0.05),depression and social discrimination were associated with suicidal ideation (all P<0.05). Conclusions HIV-positive adult patients in Guangzhou have a high incidence of suicidal ideation and behaviors. Psychological counseling, risk assessment and timely treatment related to depression, social discrimination self-discrimination and early antiviral treatment should be targeted in HIV-positive adult patients.
