Social harms in injecting drug users participating in the first phase III HIV vaccine trial in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2442-2448

  Pitisuttithum, Punnee ^a   Choopanya, Kachit ^b   Bussaratid, Valai ^a   Vanichseni, Suphak ^b   Van Griensven, Frits ^c   Phonrat, Benjaluck ^a   Martin, Michael ^c   Vimutsunthorn, Eiam ^d   Sangkum, Udomsak ^b   Kitayaporn, Dwip ^a   Tappero, Jordan W ^c   Heyward, William ^e   Francis, Donald ^e  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Bangkok Vaccine Evaluation Group   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d Bangkok Metropolitan Administration   (Thailand)

^e Global Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV vaccine; Injecting drug users; Phase III trial; Social harm; Thailand

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL CARE; THAILAND;

ADULT; AIDS VACCINES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THAILAND;

EID: 37149042553     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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