Psychological violence against HIV/AIDS patients in a medical unit in southern Mexico

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virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana, síndrome de inmunodeficiencia humana adquirida, violencia psicológica

Abstract

Introduction: HIV/AIDS infection has significant repercussions on physical and mental health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 26.30 % of patients with HIV experience violence, a factor that can lead to delays in timely treatment and/or therapeutic disengagement.

Objective: To identify the association between social, family, and demographic factors with the levels of psychological violence in patients with HIV/AIDS at the Family Medicine Unit No. 43 of the IMSS in Villahermosa, Tabasco.

Material and methods: During 2022, a non-interventional, cross-sectional, analytical, and retrospective study was conducted using a previously validated survey. The sample size formula for infinite populations was applied, resulting in a sample of 203 patients. Descriptive statistics and the Chi-square test (X²) were conducted using the SPSS program.

Results: Psychological violence: mild: 40 (19.7 %) and severe: 163 (80.3 %). Level of violence/sex: (X²= 18.513; Gl=1; p=0.001); sociallyresponsible individual for violence: (X²=191.330a; Gl=1; p=0.001); non-adherence to treatment: (X²=203.000; Gl=1; p=0.001); occupation: (X²=21.809a; Gl=1; p=0.001); sociallyresponsible individual/sex: (X²=91.149; Gl=1; p=0.001).Conclusion: The factors most strongly associated with psychological violence were male sex, high school education level, fear of being questioned about treatment, and a family member as the sociallyresponsible individual.

Key words: human immunodeficiency virus; acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome; psychological violence.

 

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2026-09-28

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Pérez Pavón A, Cerón Silva AJ. Psychological violence against HIV/AIDS patients in a medical unit in southern Mexico. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [Internet]. 2026 Sep. 28 [cited 2026 Sep. 28];52. Available from: https://revsaludpublica.sld.cu/index.php/spu/article/view/29156

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Vol. 52 (2026): publicación continua

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