HIV RISK IN HOMELESS PERSONS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS

该项目建议将资源与相关项目(R18 MH- 51391S；“艾滋病毒和双重诊断的无家可归者”；Pi-Gary A.Morse， 博士学位)重症精神病患者HIV危险行为调查 无家可归的人。来自另外150的数据 这项研究的参与者将与来自 双重诊断研究，为分析创建更大的数据集。结果 将是对艾滋病毒危险行为及其决定因素的分析 大约300名患有严重精神疾病的无家可归者，大约 其中一半人还会有药物滥用障碍。社会认知 理论(班杜拉，1994)将被用作 预测HIV危险行为。需要评估的领域包括：知识 艾滋病传播途径，性谈判技巧，自我效能 实施艾滋病毒预防行为，以及对艾滋病毒风险的社会支持 还原。这项研究还建议调查 参与者的性伴侣，包括他们在哪里相遇，如果他们 性伴侣也有严重的精神疾病或药物滥用。 无序。因此，这项研究的结果可能具有重要的意义 以SM为重点的艾滋病毒风险降低计划的后果！成年人 无家可归的人。

This project proposes to combine resources with a related project (R18 MH- 51391S; "HIV and Dual Diagnosed Homeless Individuals"; PI- Gary A. Morse, Ph.D.) to investigate HIV risk behaviors among seriously mentally ill persons who are homeless. Data from the additional one hundred and fifty participants in this study will be combined with baseline data from the dual diagnosis study, creating a larger data set for analysis. The result would be an analysis of HIV risk behaviors and its determinants for approximately 300 homeless persons with a serious mental illness, about half of whom would also have a substance abuse disorder. Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura, 1994) will be used as the theoretical framework for predicting HIV risk behaviors. Domains to be assessed include: knowledge of HIV transmission routes, sexual negotiation skills, self-efficacy for performing HIV prevention behaviors, and social support for HIV risk reduction. This study also proposes to investigate the characteristics of the participants' sexual partners, including where they met and if their sexual partners also had a serious mental illness or a substance abuse disorder. The results of this study could therefore have important consequences for HIV risk reduction programs focusing on SM! adults who are homeless.