Sexual behavior of young men in Thailand: Regional differences and evidence of behavior change

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 282-288

  Kitsiripornchai, Suchai ^a,b   Markowitz, Lauri E ^c,e   Ungchusak, Kumnuan ^d   Jenkins, Richard A ^a,e   Leucha, Weerachai ^b   Limpitaks, Thira ^b   Sangkharomya, Suebpong ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^b Royal Thai Army   (Thailand)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^e HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom use; HIV 1; Sexual behavior; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; EPIDEMIC; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THAILAND;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0032126437     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199807010-00013     Document Type: Article

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