The Study of Analyze Factors Associated With Suicidal Ideation of HIV Infected And AIDS Patients in Phayao Province

Abstract

The aims of this study was analyze suicidal ideation of HIV infected and AIDS patients and  study factors associated with suicidal ideation of HIV infected and AIDS patients in Phayao province. Group example are HIV infected and AIDS patients 450 people who receiving antiretroviral holistic center of all hospital in Phayao, study period between November 2011 - March 2012. Methods: Questionnaire ,questionnaire consisting of general assessment of the patient, assessment of relationships within the family, self- esteem questionnaire and assessment of suicidal ideation. Data analyze by SPSS for window program; mean standard deviation and percentage for analyze standard data and relationships between others factors with suicidal ideation of HIV infected and AIDS patients, using T – test at the confidence level  p = 0.01.

Results: Found that 41.1 percent were male, age between 35 - 39 years 32.2 percent, elementary level of education 68.6 percent, married 65.7 percent, poor revenue and cannot saving 35.0 percent, infection period 4-5 years 17.4 percent, infection without symptoms 47.6 percent, period of Antiviral therapy 4-5 years 28.9 percent, regularly take the medicine 95.0 percent, heterosexual 81.8 percent, always use condom 65.0 percent, take drug 0.2 percent, psychiatric therapy 24.5 percent, history of self-harm attempts in family at 5.8 percent, ever suicide 9.6 percent , self-harm when they knew that be new infected 76.7 percent, and self-harm when they didn’t knew that be infected 16.3 percent. The suicidal is low level, the mean score was 3.82 (SD = 5.20). Group of people who take drugs have the mean of suicidal ideation higher than group of people who didn’t take drugs, statistically significant level 0.029. The psychosis of infected and AIDS patients have different, statistically significant level 0.029. And age, family relationship, self- esteem is associated with suicidal ideation of HIV infected and AIDS patients, statistically significant level 0.005 and 0.000 respectively.