The Prevalence of HIV Among the Mentally Ill Patients, A Case Study of Kampala International University Teaching Hospital Western Campus

Table of Contents

DECLARATION......................................................................................................................................... ii

APPROVAL ............................................................................................................................................... iii

DEDICATION............................................................................................................................................ iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.......................................................................................................................... v

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................... xi

ABSTRACT............................................................................................................................................... xii

CHAPTER ONE...........................................................................................................................................1

1.0 Introduction.............................................................................................................................................1

1.1 Background of the Study ......................................................................................................................1

1.2 Statement of the Problem..................................................................................................................2

1.3 Purpose of the Study .........................................................................................................................2

1.4 Specific Objectives of Study.............................................................................................................2

1.5 Research Questions...........................................................................................................................2

1.6 Scope of Study ..................................................................................................................................3

Geographical scope.......................................................................................................................................3

Content scope................................................................................................................................................3

Time ..............................................................................................................................................................3

Significance of the study...............................................................................................................................4

CHAPTER TWO ..........................................................................................................................................5

2.0. LITERATURE REVIEW ......................................................................................................................5

2.1Introduction..............................................................................................................................................5

2.2 MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN HIV/AIDS POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS....................................5

2.3 Stress is Suspect.....................................................................................................................................7

2.4 Interaction between HIV/AIDS and Mental illness .....................................................................8

2.5 Measures taken to reduce on the Mental Health Problems. .......................................................8

2.5.1. Initiation of the mental health outreach service.............................................................................8

5.5.2. The Mental health outreach service ................................................................................................9

2.5.3. Awareness raising activities .............................................................................................................9

2.5.4. Medication supply...........................................................................................................................10

2.5.5. Working with traditional healers ..................................................................................................10

CHAPTER THREE..................................................................................................................................11

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3.0. METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................................11

3.1. Introduction:.........................................................................................................................................11

3.3. Study Area ...........................................................................................................................................11

3.4. Study Population................................................................................................................................12

3.5. Sample Size.........................................................................................................................................12

3.6 SAMPLING PROCEDURE...............................................................................................................12

3.7. INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA................................................................................12

3.7.1. INCLUSION CRITERIA...............................................................................................................12

3.7.2. EXCLUSION CRITERIA..............................................................................................................12

3.8. DATA COLLECTION TOOLS .......................................................................................................12

3.9. QUALITY CONTROL......................................................................................................................13

3.9.1. DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION................................................................................13

3.9.2. ETHICAL CONSIDERATION. ....................................................................................................13

3.10. Data Analysis and Presentation......................................................................................................13

CHAPTER FOUR.....................................................................................................................................14

4.0. DATA PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS.............................................14

4.2.1 Sex of the respondents..............................................................................................................14

4.2.2 Age of the respondents..............................................................................................................15

4.2.3 Education level of the respondents..........................................................................................16

4.2.4 Number of Male HIV/AIDS positive among Mental illness persons....................................18

Number of Female HIV/AIDS positive among mentally ill patients....................................................20

4.3.1 Relationship between HIV/AIDS and mental illness .............................................................22

4.3.3 Some Factors that predispose HIV/AIDS to Mental illness ..................................................23

4.3.4. Mental illness a cause for HIV/AIDS ......................................................................................24

4.3.5. Knowledge of factors that predispose mentally ill patient to HIV/AIDS infections ...........26

4.3.6 Factors that predispose mentally ill people to HIV/AIDS.....................................................27

HIV/AIDS ..................................................................................................................................................27

4.4 Measures taken to reduce Mental Illness among HIV/AIDS Patients............................................28

4.4.1 Places where patients receive treatment .................................................................................28

4.4.2 Do you offer HIV/AIDS services?............................................................................................29

4.4.3 Reasons why HIV/AIDS service are not offered ....................................................................30

4.4.4 Management of HIV/AIDS Positive with Mental illness .......................................................31

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4.4.5 Some common mental Illnesses among HIV/AIDS................................................................32

4.4.6 Individual measures to reduce mental illnesses among HIV/AIDS......................................33

4.4.7 Community measures...............................................................................................................34

4.4.8 How Effectiveness of the Measures used to manage mental illness among HIV/AIDS

patients. 35

4.4.9 Why Mental Illness and HIV/AIDS still Prevalent................................................................36

CHAPTER FIVE ......................................................................................................................................38

5.0. DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..............................................38

5.2. Discussion............................................................................................................................................38

5.2.1. Number of people who are mentally ill with HIV/AIDS infection...................................................38

5.2.2. Relationship between HIV/AIDS and mental illness..................................................................39

5.2.3 Management of HIV/AIDS Positive with Mental illness ...........................................................39

5.3. Conclusion ...........................................................................................................................................40

References..................................................................................................................................................41

Appendix I: QUESTIONNAIRE SCHEDULE FOR PATIENTS CARE PROVIDER, KAMPALA

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INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL............................................................42

Appendix II: WORK PLAN.....................................................................................................................47

Appendix V: BUDGET.............................................................................................................................48