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Associated Factors of Suicidal Thoughts in HIV-Positive Individuals
Fatemeh Dabaghzadeh1, Fatemeh Jabbari2, Hossein Khalili2
1Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Objective:
As a first study, suicidal ideation and its correlates have been evaluated in Iranian HIV positive population.
Methods:
One hundred and fifty HIV-positive individuals were recruited in this cross-sectional study. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory (PSQI) and Somatization subscale of Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL 90) as self- reported questionnaires were used to assess the patients' anxiety and depression status, suicidal thoughts, sleep quality and physiological factors, respectively.
Results:
Antiretroviral therapy and efavirenz intake did not show any significant effects on the patients' suicidal ideation. Anxiety (p<0.001), depression (p<0.001), poor physical activity (P<0.001) and sleep quality (p<0.001) were significantly associated with the patients' negative suicidal ideation. From the patients' demographic data, unemployment (p = 0.04), living alone (p = 0.01), and lack of family support (p = 0.01) were correlated with the patients' negative suicidal thoughts.
Conclusion:
Although hospitals are the main referral centers for providing care for HIV-positive individuals in Tehran, Iran, conducting a multi-center study with sufficient sample size from different areas of our country that include individuals with different behaviors and cultures is essential to confirm the results of this study.
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