Self-injury and suicide among people living with HIV/AIDS in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of self-injury and suicide is higher than the general population of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). However, the results reported in existing studies are highly variable in China. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to synthesize the currently available high-quality evidence to explore the prevalence and influence factors of self-injury and suicide among PLWHA in China.

Method

We retrieve literature written in Chinese and English through databases such as PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, SinoMed, CNKI, WanFang Database, and CQVIP from inception to 1 September 2022. Sata 16.0 software was used for analysis.

Results

A total of 28 studies were included with a sample size of 1,433,971 and had a satisf

SUBMITTER: Huang XP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11334318 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature